Commodity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000081",
  "term": "Commodity",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "Products that an establishment produces, sells, or distributes. This does not include items that are considered as excess or byproducts of the establishment's operation. For the Commodity Flow Survey, respondents reported the description and the five-digit Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) code for the major commodity contained in the shipment, defined as the commodity with the greatest weight in the total shipment.",
  "references": [
    "TranStats Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/commodity/"
}