Table 6-8b,,,
Top U.S. Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode,,,
With Mexico: 1996,,,
(Current value in millions of U.S. dollars),,,
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,1996,,1996
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  Overall exports,,  Road imports,
"     Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) ","13,536","     Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) ","17,796"
"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",,"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",
       parts (84) ,"7,416",       parts (84) ,"6,288"
     Vehicles other than railway (87) ,"5,501",     Vehicles other than railway (87) ,"2,794"
     Plastics (39) ,"3,551",     Not knitted or crocheted apparel (62) ,"2,175"
     Special classification provisions (98) ,"2,221",     Special classification provisions (98) ,"1,969"
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  Overall imports,,  Rail exports,
"     Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) ","18,702",     Vehicles other than railway (87) ,"1,671"
     Vehicles other than railway (87) ,"14,046",     Cereals (10) ,503
"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",,     Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12) ,396
       parts (84) ,"7,855","     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",
"     Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) ","6,798",       parts (84) ,216
     Measuring and testing instruments (90) ,"2,343",     Pulp of wood and paperboard (47) ,211
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  Air exports,,,
"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",,  Rail imports,
       parts (84) ,848,     Vehicles other than railway (87) ,"10,408"
"     Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) ",744,"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",
     Measuring and testing instruments (90) ,246,       parts (84) ,652
     Pharmaceutical products (30) ,56,"     Beverages, spirits and vinegar (22) ",247
"     Aircraft, spacecraft and parts (88) ",52,     Inorganic chemicals (28) ,132
,,     Copper and articles (74) ,121
  Air imports,,,
"     Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) ",621,  Water exports,
"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",,     Cereals (10) ,"1,023"
       parts (84) ,401,"     Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) ",728
     Special classification provisions (98) ,239,     Organic chemicals (29) ,436
"     Pearls, stones, metals and imitation jewelry (71) ",127,     Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12) ,278
     Measuring and testing instruments (90) ,116,"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",
,,       parts (84) ,102
  Road exports,,,
"     Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) ","12,644",  Water imports,
"     Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and",,"     Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) ","6,692"
       parts (84) ,"6,260",     Vehicles other than railway (87) ,806
     Vehicles other than railway (87) ,"3,879",     Iron and steel (72) ,405
     Plastics (39) ,"3,416",     Organic chemicals (29) ,194
     Articles of iron and steel (73) ,"1,568","     Salt, sulfur, plaster and cement (25) ",108
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NOTE: Commodity description based on the two-digit Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).,,,
SOURCES,,,
"Overall, air and water: U.S. Department of Transportation. Maritime Administration. Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis. Special tabulation based on U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Division. U.S. Imports and Exports of Merchandise, December 1996. (Washington, DC: 1998).",,,
"Road and rail: U.S Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Transborder Surface Freight Data. (Washington, DC: 1998).",,,
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