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Table 5-3b
Top Mexican Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
(Millions of U.S. short tons)
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| Air |
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| N |
N |
| Pipeline |
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| Crude oil |
U |
| Natural gas |
U |
| Petroleum products |
U |
| Rail |
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| Cement |
10.3 |
| Corn |
6.5 |
| Iron ore |
4.3 |
| Coal |
3.1 |
| Fuel oil |
2.6 |
| Road |
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| Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
56.4 |
| Salt, sulfur, plaster and cement |
39.7 |
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes |
31.9 |
| Edible fruits and vegetables |
21.9 |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
20.5 |
| Water transport |
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| Crude oil and petroleum products |
21.4 |
| Limestone |
8.0 |
| Salt |
6.9 |
| Iron ore pellets |
1.5 |
| Cement |
0.1 |
| Intermodal |
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| N |
N |
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
Road and water transport: Data are for 1993.
Road and rail: Data include foreign trade merchandise.
SOURCES
Rail: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Based on data from
the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. Series Estadísticas,1996.
(Mexico City, D.F.: 1997).
Road: Instituto Mexicano del Transporte based on the vehicle's weight and dimensions
study. (Sanfandila, Qro.: 1997).
Water transport: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Coordinación
General de Puertos y Marina Mercante. (Mexico City,D.F.: 1997).
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