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Table 7-5b
Top U.S. International Trade Commodities by Weight: 1996
(Excluding Trade With Canada and Mexico)
(Thousands of U.S. short tons)
Excel | CSV
| Overall exports |
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| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) |
126 |
| Cereals (10) |
89 |
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12) |
28 |
| Wood and articles (44) |
23 |
| Food residues and waste (23) |
15 |
| Overall imports |
|
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) |
353 |
| Iron and steel (72) |
25 |
| Ores, slag and ash (26) |
25 |
| Salt, sulfur, plaster and cement (25) |
22 |
| Inorganic chemicals (28) |
10 |
| Air exports |
|
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) |
548 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) |
364 |
| Measuring and testing instruments (90) |
140 |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) |
88 |
| Plastics (39) |
82 |
| Air imports |
|
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) |
479 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) |
346 |
| Not knitted or crocheted apparel (62) |
219 |
| Live trees and plants (6) |
200 |
| Knitted or crocheted apparel (61) |
157 |
| Land exports |
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| U |
U |
| Land imports |
|
| U |
U |
| Water exports |
|
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) |
125,180 |
| Cereals (10) |
88,851 |
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12) |
27,813 |
| Wood and articles (44) |
23,597 |
| Food residues and waste (23) |
15,549 |
| Water imports |
|
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) |
353,118 |
| Iron and steel (72) |
25,831 |
| Ores, slag and ash (26) |
24,919 |
| Salt, sulfur, plaster and cement (25) |
22,155 |
| Inorganic chemicals (28) |
10,201 |
KEY: U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES:Merchandise trade with Canada and Mexico is excluded from these
data.
Commodity code: Description based on the two-digit Harmonized Commodity Description
and Coding System (HS).
Total: Includes air and water shipments, excluding trade with Canada and Mexico.
Land (road and rail): Data for these modes are included in U.S. trade with
Canada and U.S trade with Mexico for 1996.
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 1990, 1995 and 1996. (Washington,
DC: 1998).
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