Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the preliminary 2002 Commodity Flow Survey data, January 2004.

Top 10 Commodity Groups Ranked by Value Per Ton, United States, 2002

Different goods have different values, often expressed as a ratio of value per ton. While the average ratio was about $700 for all the freight transported in the United States, many products have a significantly higher ratio. Pharmaceutical and electronic products have the highest ratio, well above $16,000 per ton. The higher the ratio, the less transport costs are playing as a factor in freight distribution and the more the dimensions of time and reliability prevail.

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