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Appendix 13

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Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S. - NAFTA Partner Trade by Air: 2005

(Millions of current U.S. dollars)

Rank	Commodity code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports	Percent of total
1	85	Electrical machinery, equipment and parts	10,053	6,472	3,581	30.4
2	84	*Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts	8,356	5,748	2,608	25.3
3	90	Measuring and testing instruments	3,531	2,515	1,016	10.7
4	71	Pearls, stones, metals imitation jewelry	2,563	1,506	1,057	7.7
5	98	**Special classification provisions	2,524	15	2,509	7.6
6	88	Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof	1,575	1,339	236	4.8
7	30	Pharmaceutical products	1,152	897	254	3.5
8	29	Organic chemicals	299	217	81	0.9
9	87	Motor vehicles and parts	262	167	95	0.8
10	82	Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal	251	201	50	0.8
		Total, top 10 commodities	30,565	19,077	11,488	92.4
		Top 10 share of all commodities (percent)	92.4	92.1	92.8
		Total, all commodities	33,078	20,704	12,374	100.0

Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S. - Canada Trade by Air: 2005

(Millions of current U.S. dollars)

Rank	Commodity code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports	Percent of total
1	85	Electrical machinery, equipment and parts	6,516	4,170	2,346	28.7
2	84	*Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts	5,561	4,005	1,557	24.5
3	90	Measuring and testing instruments	2,700	1,935	764	11.9
4	98	**Special classification provisions	2,118	13	2,106	9.3
5	71	Pearls, stones, metals imitation jewelry	1,654	1,090	564	7.3
6	88	Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof	1,305	1,073	231	5.7
7	30	Pharmaceutical products	694	450	244	3.1
8	82	Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal	182	155	27	0.8
9	29	Organic chemicals	178	127	51	0.8
10	49	Printed books and products of the printing industry	150	79	71	0.7
		Total, top 10 commodities	21,059	13,097	7,961	92.6
		Top 10 share of all commodities (percent)	92.6	91.8	94.0
		Total, all commodities	22,735	14,264	8,471	100.0

Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S. - Mexico Trade by Air: 2005

(Millions of current U.S. dollars)

Rank	Commodity code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports	Percent of total
1	85	Electrical machinery, equipment and parts	3,537	2,301	1,235	34.2
2	84	*Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts	2,794	1,743	1,051	27.0
3	71	Pearls, stones, metals imitation jewelry	908	415	493	8.8
4	90	Measuring and testing instruments	831	580	251	8.0
5	30	Pharmaceutical products	457	447	10	4.4
6	98	**Special classification provisions	406	3	404	3.9
7	88	Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof	271	266	5	2.6
8	29	Organic chemicals	121	90	31	1.2
9	87	Motor vehicles and parts	120	64	56	1.2
10	61	Knitted or crocheted apparel	78	14	65	0.8
		Total, top 10 commodities	9,523	5,923	3,600	92.1
		Top 10 share of all commodities (percent)	92.1	92.0	92.2
		Total, all commodities	10,342	6,439	3,903	100.0

NOTE: Commodity code is the Harmonized Schedule (HS) for internationally traded commodities.

*"Nuclear reactors" is a very small portion of trade under this commodity grouping (HS 84). The majority of trade for this commodity is computer-related machinery and parts.

** "Special classification provisions" is primarily made up of U.S. goods exported and returned without having been improved in value or condition for imports and an estimate of low value shipments for exports.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data as of April 2006.