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The CFS data are used by policy makers and transportation planners in various federal, state, and local agencies for assessing the demand for transportation facilities and services, energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns.

Updates

2019

Data Releases

The 2017 Commodity Flow Survey final data tables will be released in July 2020.

2018

Data Releases

The 2017 Commodity Flow Preliminary tables were released December 6, 2018.

2018

Data Visualizations

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics hosts data visualizations generated from the 2012 PUMS File for States, CFS Areas, and Hazardous Materials.

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Data

TABLE | 2017

The 2017 Commodity Flow Survey Tables are on data.census.gov.

Data.census.gov tables can be modified, bookmarked/saved, printed and downloaded.

TABLE | 2012

The 2012 Commodity Flow Survey Tables are on data.census.gov.

Data.census.gov tables can be modified, bookmarked/saved, printed and downloaded.

TABLE | 2007

The 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Tables are on the FTP Server.

The 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Tables are available on the Census Bureau's file transfer protocol (FTP) server.

Library

PUBLICATION | MARCH 2015

Transportation—Commodity Flow Survey: United States: 2012, Exports

Data on exports, includes shipments to a foreign country from the 50 states and Washington, DC., shipments to U.S. possessions and territories.

PUBLICATION | FEBRUARY 2015

Transportation—Commodity Flow Survey: United States: 2012

Data are provided on the type, origin and destination, value, weight, modes of transportation, distance shipped, and ton-miles of commodities shipped.

PUBLICATION | FEBRUARY 2015

Transportation—Commodity Flow Survey: 2012, Hazardous Materials

Data on shipments of hazardous materials by establishments located in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Tech Documentation

Technical Documentation

Every census and survey has documents to assist users with the published stats. These may include codebooks, definitions, errata, methodology, user notes, etc.

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