Recommendation for a new commodity classification for the national freight model Samgods

Inge Vierth (), Samuel Lindgren (), Gerard de Jong (), Jaap Baak (), Inger Beate Hovi (), Moa Berglund () and Henrik Edwards
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Inge Vierth : VTI, Postal: Centrum för Transportstudier (CTS), Teknikringen 10, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Samuel Lindgren: VTI, Postal: Centrum för Transportstudier (CTS), Teknikringen 10, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Gerard de Jong: Significance, Postal: Centrum för Transportstudier (CTS), Teknikringen 10, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Jaap Baak : Significance, Postal: Centrum för Transportstudier (CTS), Teknikringen 10, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Inger Beate Hovi : TØI, Postal: Centrum för Transportstudier (CTS), Teknikringen 10, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden, https://www.toi.no/staff/hovi-inger-beate-article17630-27.html
Moa Berglund : WSP, Postal: Centrum för Transportstudier (CTS), Teknikringen 10, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Henrik Edwards: SWECO, Postal: Centrum för Transportstudier (CTS), Teknikringen 10, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden

No 2017:11, Working papers in Transport Economics from CTS - Centre for Transport Studies Stockholm (KTH and VTI)

Abstract: The objective of this report is to recommend a new commodity classification for the next version of the Swedish national freight model system Samgods. The recommendation is based on i) a comparison of commodity classifications in transport models in other countries, ii) an evaluation of classifications in from the viewpoint of modelling transport demand, iii) how well the classification captures behavioral differences among firms in the freight market and iv) statistical considerations. We recommend the classification to be based on the divisional level of the NST 2007 and to include commodity groups 1-14. We recommend to split up group 1 into one category containing round wood and another containing the rest of the items. We also think it is useful to add a commodity group for air freight by combining fractions from other commodities. In total, our recommendation consists of 16 groups.

Keywords: National freight model; Commodity classification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64 pages
Date: 2017-09-05
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