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Commodity Flow Survey

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The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) provides a comprehensive multimodal picture of national freight flows. This collection gathers BTS and Census Bureau statistical information related to US commodity freight shipments across transportation modes. Bookmark this collection:https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_cfs or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530828.

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  • Commodity Flow Survey Geographies 2012
    Commodity Flow Survey Geographies: 2012
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2015-01-01 | Shapefiles
    The "Commodity Flow Survey Geographies: 2012" files support the "2012 Economic Census: Transportation: 2012 Commodity Flow Survey: United States: 2012," published by the U.S. Census and Bureau of Transportation Statistics in January 2015. The files included in the Supporting Files tab zip folder include: 1. List of U.S. counties making up the CFS A ...
    Supporting Files
  • 2017 Commodity Flow Survey Methodology
    2017 Commodity Flow Survey Methodology
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2020-07-01 | PDF
    The primary objective of the 2017 CFS was to estimate shipping volumes (value, tons, and ton-miles) by commodity and mode of transportation at various levels of geographic detail. Another objective was to estimate the volume of shipments moving from one geographic area to another (i.e., flows of commodities between states, regions, etc.) by mode an ...
  • Commodity Flow Survey 1997 Survey Materials
    Commodity Flow Survey: 1997: Survey Materials
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    1996-11-01 | PDF
    The "Commodity Flow Survey: 1997: Survey Materials" files support the "1997 Economic Census: Transportation: 1997 Commodity Flow Survey: United States," published by the U.S. Census and Bureau of Transportation Statistics in September, 1999. The files included in the Supporting Files tab zip folder include: 1. 1997 Commodity Flow Survey, form CFS-1 ...
    Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey 2002 Survey Materials
    Commodity Flow Survey: 2002: Survey Materials
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2001-12-01 | PDF
    The "Commodity Flow Survey: 2002: Survey Materials" files support the "2002 Economic Census: Transportation: 2002 Commodity Flow Survey: United States: 2002," published by the U.S. Census and Bureau of Transportation Statistics in November, 2004. The files included in the Supporting Files tab zip folder include: 1. 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, form ...
    Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey 1993 Survey Materials
    Commodity Flow Survey: 1993: Survey Materials
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    1992-09-01 | PDF
    The "Commodity Flow Survey: 1993: Survey Materials" files support the "1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities: 1993 Commodity Flow Survey: United States," published by the U.S. Census and Bureau of Transportation Statistics in October 1996. The files included in this record include: 1. 1993 Commodity Flow Survey, form CFS-1000 ...
    Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey 2007 Survey Materials
    Commodity Flow Survey: 2007: Survey Materials
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2006-10-01 | PDF
    The "Commodity Flow Survey 2007: Survey Materials" files support the "2007 Economic Census: Transportation: 2007 Commodity Flow Survey: United States: 2007," published by the U.S. Census and Bureau of Transportation Statistics in March, 2010. The files included in the Supporting Files tab zip folder include: 1. 2007 Commodity Flow Survey, form CFS- ...
    Supporting Files
  • 1992 Census of Transportation Communications and Utilities Subject Series Establishment and Firm Size Including Legal Form of Organization
    1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities: Subject Series: Establishment and Firm Size (Including Legal Form of Organization)
    United States. Census Bureau
    1995-05-01 | PDF
    This report represents a recompilation of data collected in the 1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities and is divided into three categories: size of establishment, size of firm, and legal form of organization. Only establishments which operated the entire year have been classified into the various size groups used in the estab ...
  • Commodity Flow Survey 2012 Survey Materials
    Commodity Flow Survey: 2012: Survey Materials
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2011-12-01 | PDF
    The "Commodity Flow Survey 2012: Survey Materials" files support the "2012 Economic Census: Transportation: 2012 Commodity Flow Survey: United States: 2012," published by the U.S. Census and Bureau of Transportation Statistics in January, 2015. The files included in the Supporting Files tab zip folder include: 1. 2012 Commodity Flow Survey, form CF ...
    Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey 2017 Survey Materials
    Commodity Flow Survey: 2017: Survey Materials
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2016-10-01 | PDF
    The "Commodity Flow Survey 2017: Survey Materials" files support the "2017 Economic Census: Transportation: 2017 Commodity Flow Survey: United States: 2017," published by the U.S. Census and Bureau of Transportation Statistics in July 2020. The files included in the Supporting Files tab zip folder include: 1. 2017 Commodity Flow Survey, form CFS-10 ...
    Supporting Files
  • 2012 Commodity Flow Survey Methodology
    2012 Commodity Flow Survey Methodology
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2016-02-01 | PDF
    The primary objective of the 2012 CFS was to estimate shipping volumes (value, tons, and ton-miles) by commodity and mode of transportation at various levels of geographic detail. Another objective was to estimate the volume of shipments moving from one geographic area to another (i.e., flows of commodities between states, regions, etc.) by mode an ...
  • 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Methodology
    2007 Commodity Flow Survey Methodology
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    2017-01-25 | PDF
    The primary objective of the 2007 CFS was to estimate shipping volumes (value, tons, and ton-miles) by commodity and mode of transportation at various levels of geographic detail. Another objective was to estimate the volume of shipments moving from one geographic area to another (i.e., flows of commodities between states, regions, etc.) by mode an ...
  • Commodity Classification in 1997 Standard Classification of Transported Goods SCTG Codes
    Commodity Classification in 1997: Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) Codes
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    1997-09-24 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | PDF
    The Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) has been created jointly by agencies of the United States (U.S.) and Canadian governments to address statistical needs that the U.S. and Canada share in common, and to meet the individual needs of each country in regard to products transported. The SCTG was also created to improve the collecti ...
    Supporting Files
  • Commodity Coding Manual 1997 Commodity Flow Survey
    Commodity Coding Manual: 1997 Commodity Flow Survey
    United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    1997-01-14 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | PDF
    This manual provides the 5-digit Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) commodity codes that you will use to complete column '(f)' of the shipment characteristics, Item F. For single shipments of more than one commodity, use the 5-digit code representing the largest commodity by weight. It is important that you use the 5-digit SCTG cod ...
  • Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) 1993 - State and National Transportation Analysis Regions: Place of Residence by Place of Work Data [Software and Database files]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    1993-01-01 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | ZIP
    This dataset presents data and information from the 1993 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) on the movement of goods and products shipped by manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments in the United States. The data cover domestic shipments plus exports but exclude imports. This dataset provides information on commodities shipped ...
    Dataset Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) 1997: U.S. Summary: Place of Residence by Place of Work Data [software and datafiles]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics  ...
    1997-01-01 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | RTF
    This ZIP folder presents data and information from the 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) on the movement of goods and products shipped by manufacturing, mining, wholesale, and selected retail establishments in the United States. The data cover domestic shipments plus exports but exclude imports. This ZIP provides information on commodities shipped, ...
    Dataset
  • Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) 2002: Place of Residence by Place of Work Data [software and datasets]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2002-01-01 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | RTF
    This dataset presents data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) by export, hazardous material and geographic characteristics. The data cover domestic shipments plus exports but exclude imports. The report provides information on commodities shipped, their value, weight, size, distance shipped, and mode of transportation as well as the origin a ...
    Dataset
  • National Transportation Analysis Regions NTARs
    National Transportation Analysis Regions (NTARs)
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    1996-02-29 | PDF
    National Transportation Analysis Regions (NTARs) have been defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to collect and publish information on the interregional movements of goods. This paper explains how NTARs were defined in preparation for the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS). An NTAR codes .csv table is also included in this record, please ...
    Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey Data Users Workshop November 2010 User Recommendations and Responses from the US DOT and Census Bureau
    Commodity Flow Survey Data Users Workshop, November 2010: User Recommendations and Responses from the U.S. DOT and Census Bureau
    United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. Bureau of Transportation Statistics  ...
    2013-05-23 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | PDF
    On November 16, 2010, The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) sponsored a Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) Data Users Workshop at the Transportation Research Board's Keck Center in Washington, D.C. Approximately 125 data users and stakeholders attended this conference and actively participated in workshops and discussions aimed at improving the ne ...
    Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) 2012 [Public Use Microdata File]
    United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Office of Survey Programs.
    2015-06-01 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | ZIP
    The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is a joint effort by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. The survey is the primary source of national and state-level data on domestic freight shipments by establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale, auxiliaries, and selected retail and servic ...
    Dataset Supporting Files
  • Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) 2017 [Public Use Microdata File]
    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Office of Survey Programs.
    2020-08-01 | Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) | ZIP
    The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is a joint effort by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. The survey is the primary source of national and state-level data on domestic freight shipments by establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale, auxiliaries, and selected retail and servic ...
    Dataset Supporting Files
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