01354666

Component

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/166010.aspx

Data from the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) of the United States is a helpful tool for understanding metropolitan-level freight movement. The survey data provide information not readily available elsewhere, such as dollar value of shipments by commodity. Further, as a Bureau of Census product, the data are widely recognized as legitimate, giving analysis using the data credibility. CFS data, though collected on a very detailed geographic level, is richest at the national level. As one moves toward the metropolitan areas, data availability begins to limit the usefulness of the CFS. Often, when cell sizes are small, data are suppressed. Further, data released by the Census breaks metropolitan areas on state boundaries and ignores economic realities. Thus the issue of cross-border metropolitan areas is created and the accuracy of freight activity data for cross-border metropolitan areas is in question.

01354651

English

pp 41-43

2011-9

Transportation Research Circular

Commodity Flow Survey Workshop

Digital/other

Commodity flow; Freight transportation; Interstate commerce; Metropolitan areas; Surveys

Commodity Flow Survey

Data accuracy; Freight data

United States

Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Oct 21 2011 10:27AM

• 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Hazardous Materials Report Highlights
• A Freight Data Architecture Application at the Local Level Using Commodity Flow Survey Data
• Commodity Flow Survey Findings in FAF2.2 Results and FAF3 Update for Phase 2 of the I-70 Dedicated Truck Lanes
• Commodity Flow Survey Workshop - Introduction
• Commodity Flow Survey Workshop: Workshop Summary - Concluding Remarks
• Commodity Flow Survey Workshop: Workshop Summary - Content and Uses
• Commodity Flow Survey Workshop: Workshop Summary - Key Observations on Improving the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey
• Commodity Flow Survey Workshop: Workshop Summary - Product Tools and Functionality
• Commodity Flow Survey Workshop: Workshop Summary - Scope, Classification, and Geography
• Development of Statewide Freight Plan for Alabama Using Integrated Freight Planning Framework
• How to Utilize and Improve Commodity Flow Databases in National Supply Chain Model
• Improvements to the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey Data Quality: Mileage Estimation of Shipping Distances
• Overview of the FAF3 Freight Flow Matrix Construction Process
• The Role of the Commodity Flow Survey in Understanding the U.S. Economy
• Understanding Freight Transportation and the Role of the Commodity Flow Survey
• Using Aggregated Federal Data to Model Freight in a Medium-Size Community
• Validating the Commodity Flow Survey with TRANSEARCH
• What Is New with the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey?