Table 28,,,,,,,,
"U.S. Total Merchandise Trade by 2-Digit Commodity Codes: 1990, 1995, and 2001",,,,,,,,
(Billions of current U.S. dollars),,,,,,,,
Rank in 1990,Rank in 2001,"Commodity
code",Commodity description,1990,1995,2001,"Annual growth
rate, %",
Total (imports plus exports),,,,,,,,
1,1,84,"Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and parts",141,236,306,7.3,
3,2,85,"Electrical machinery, equipment, and parts",103,206,277,9.4,
2,3,87,Vehicles other than railway,107,155,218,6.7,
4,4,27,"Mineral fuels, oils, and waxes",77,70,136,5.3,
6,5,90,Measuring and testing instruments,31,50,79,8.9,
5,6,88,"Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts",37,32,66,5.4,
7,7,98,Special classification provisions,25,36,60,8.2,
8,8,29,Organic chemicals,20,32,51,9.1,
10,9,39,Plastics,18,32,46,8.8,
9,10,71,"Pearls, stones, metals, and imitation jewelry",18,26,41,7.6,
11,11,62,Not knitted or crocheted apparel,16,26,34,7.3,
19,12,61,Knitted or crocheted apparel,9,17,31,11.4
21,13,94,"Furniture, lamps, and prefabricated buildings",9,15,29,11.7
36,14,30,Pharmaceutical products,4,9,28,18.8
12,15,48,Paper and paperboard,14,22,26,6.0
16,16,95,"Toys, games, and sport equipment",10,16,24,7.9
17,17,73,Articles of iron and steel,10,15,22,7.4
15,18,44,Wood and articles,12,17,20,5.1
18,19,64,Footwear,10,13,16,4.3
22,20,40,Rubber and articles,8,13,16,6.4
,,,All other commodities,209,290,346,4.7
,,,Top 20 commodities,680,"1,037","1,527",7.6
,,,"Top 20, percentage of all commodities",76.5,78.2,81.6,
,,,"Total, all commodities",889,"1,327","1,873",7.0
Imports,,,,,,,
2,1,84,"Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and parts",67,123,161,8.4
1,2,87,Vehicles other than railway,75,102,159,7.1
4,3,85,"Electrical machinery, equipment, and parts",58,114,155,9.3
3,4,27,"Mineral fuels, oils, and waxes",65,59,123,6.0
7,5,98,Special classification provisions,12,18,35,10.2
Exports,,,,,,,
1,1,84,"Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and parts",75,113,145,6.2
2,2,85,"Electrical machinery, equipment, and parts",45,92,123,9.5
3,3,87,Vehicles other than railway,32,52,59,5.6
4,4,88,"Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts",31,26,45,3.5
5,5,90,Measuring and testing instruments,18,27,44,8.8
1The majority of trade under commodity code 84 is compute-related machinery and parts.  Machinery for nuclear reactors and parts is a very small portion of trade under commodity code 84.,,,,,,,
NOTE: Commodity code is the 2-digit harmonized schedule (HS) for internationally traded goods.  The majority of trade under commodity code 84 is computer related machinery and parts.  Machinery for nuclear reactors and parts are a very small portion of trade under commodity code 84.,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics; based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Treasury, and U.S. International Trade Commission, http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/REPORT.asp, as of April 2002.",,,,,,,
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