The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) results are finally complete

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 2/1/2000

The 1997 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) results are finally complete. The survey, conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), provides a detailed look at freight shipments by all modes in the United States. The industries covered by the 1997 survey shipped more than 11 billion tons of goods worth almost $7 trillion, accounting for 2.7 trillion ton-miles of activity on the nation's transportation network. Both value and weight of shipments in the CFS are increasing faster than the rate of gross domestic product. Compared with 1993 CFS data, value is up 18.8 percent, tonnage is up 14.5 percent, and ton-miles are up 9.9 percent. To obtain a printed copy of the report, contact the BTS by telephone at (202) 366-DATA, by fax at (202) 366-3640, or by writing to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room 3430, 400 Seventh Street S.W., Washington, DC 20590.

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