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Table A-5 Rail: Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S.-NAFTA Partner Trade by Rail: 2004
(Millions of current U.S. dollars)
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North American Trade
| 1 |
87 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
56,975 |
12,903 |
44,072 |
| 2 |
44 |
Wood and articles |
7,894 |
179 |
7,714 |
| 3 |
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
5,490 |
2,594 |
2,896 |
| 4 |
84 |
*Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery and parts |
5,170 |
2,125 |
3,044 |
| 5 |
48 |
Paper and paperboard |
4,062 |
639 |
3,423 |
| 6 |
29 |
Organic chemicals |
3,180 |
1,589 |
1,591 |
| 7 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
2,655 |
1,223 |
1,432 |
| 8 |
76 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
2,458 |
249 |
2,209 |
| 9 |
47 |
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material |
2,362 |
559 |
1,803 |
| 10 |
27 |
Mineral fuels, oils and
waxes |
2,316 |
611 |
1,705 |
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Total, top ten commodities |
92,561 |
22,671 |
69,890 |
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Top ten share of all commodities (percent) |
85 |
75 |
89 |
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Total, all commodities |
108,360 |
30,229 |
78,131 |
U.S.-Canada Trade
| 1 |
87 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
36,785 |
7,835 |
28,950 |
| 2 |
44 |
Wood and articles |
7,849 |
138 |
7,711 |
| 3 |
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
4,328 |
1,741 |
2,587 |
| 4 |
48 |
Paper and paperboard |
3,774 |
377 |
3,397 |
| 5 |
29 |
Organic chemicals |
2,767 |
1,241 |
1,527 |
| 6 |
76 |
Aluminum and articles thereof |
2,288 |
80 |
2,208 |
| 7 |
27 |
Mineral fuels, oils and
waxes |
2,002 |
301 |
1,701 |
| 8 |
47 |
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material |
1,958 |
155 |
1,803 |
| 9 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
1,717 |
812 |
904 |
| 10 |
84 |
*Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery and parts |
1,597 |
379 |
1,219 |
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Total, top ten commodities |
65,064 |
13,058 |
52,006 |
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Top ten share of all commodities (percent) |
87 |
79 |
90 |
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Total, all commodities |
74,544 |
16,597 |
57,947 |
U.S.-Mexico Trade
| 1 |
87 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
20,191 |
5,069 |
15,122 |
| 2 |
84 |
*Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery and parts |
3,572 |
1,747 |
1,825 |
| 3 |
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
1,162 |
853 |
309 |
| 4 |
22 |
Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
978 |
23 |
955 |
| 5 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
938 |
411 |
528 |
| 6 |
10 |
Cereals |
909 |
907 |
2 |
| 7 |
12 |
Seeds, fruit, plants, straw and fodder |
623 |
622 |
0 |
| 8 |
85 |
Seeds, fruit, plants, straw and fodder |
512 |
237 |
275 |
| 9 |
29 |
Organic chemicals |
413 |
348 |
64 |
| 10 |
47 |
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material |
405 |
404 |
0 |
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Total, top ten commodities |
29,702 |
10,621 |
19,081 |
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Top ten share of all commodities (percent) |
88 |
78 |
95 |
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Total, all commodities |
33,816 |
13,633 |
20,183 |
NOTE: NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. NAFTA partners are
Canada and Mexico.
*"Nuclear reactors and parts" 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder
Freight Data as of April 2005.
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