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Table 3 Breakdown of trips and tonnage by industry classification

From: Characterization and analysis of metropolitan freight patterns in Medellin, Colombia

Industry classification

Trips/day

% of trips

Tons/day

% of tonnage

Kg/trip

Retail trade

28,018

29.7%

1200

19.8%

42.8

Manufacturing

24,812

26.3%

1317

21.7%

53.1

Wholesale trade

6920

7.3%

763

12.6%

110.3

Construction

4170

4.4%

300

5.0%

71.9

For hire carriage

2361

2.5%

59

1.0%

25.0

Services

21,665

23.0%

695

11.5%

32.1

Utilities/communication

183

0.2%

7

0.1%

38.3

Public administration

12

0.0%

3

0.0%

250.0

Large freight generators

4364

4.6%

1577

26.0%

361.4

Agriculture

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0.0

Mining

1528

1.6%

109

1.8%

71.3

Unclassified

151

0.2%

30

0.5%

198.7

Total

94,184

100.0%

6060

100.0%

64.3