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Table 4
Top 10 Commodities for North American Merchandise Trade by All Surface Modes: 2000 and 2001

(Value in millions of current $ millions)

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Rank Commodity Code Description U.S.-North American Trade U.S.-Canada Trade U.S.-Mexico Trade
2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change 2000 2001 Percent Change
 1 87 Vehicles, parts, and accessories 124,798 115,893  -7.1  89,570  80,805  -9.8  35,227  35,088  -0.4
 2 85 Electrical machinery and equipment  89,166  76,924 -13.7  29,689  23,203 -21.8  59,477  53,721  -9.7
 3 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery  75,038  70,598  -5.9  46,609  42,430  -9.0  28,429  28,167  -0.9
 4 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and waxes  30,558  34,216  12.0  29,112  32,939  13.1   1,446   1,277 -11.7
 5 98 Special classification provisions  20,834  22,216   6.6  12,611  14,578  15.6   8,223   7,638  -7.1
 6 39 Plastics and articles thereof  21,899  21,271  -2.9  13,666  13,581  -0.6   8,233   7,690  -6.6
 7 48 Paper and paperboard, articles of paper pulp  16,281  16,101  -1.1  13,379  13,337  -0.3   2,902   2,764  -4.8
 8 90 Optical, photographic, surgical instruments  13,074  12,814  -2.0   6,301   5,523 -12.3   6,774   7,291   7.6
 9 94 Furniture, bedding, mattress supports, lamps  13,168  12,517  -4.9   8,249   7,527  -8.7   4,919   4,989   1.4
10 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal  13,183  12,190  -7.5  12,349  11,488  -7.0     833     702 -15.7
    Total, All Commodities 575,713 547,312  -4.9 365,118 346,515  -5.1 210,595 200,797  -4.7

NOTE: Commodity code is the Harmonized Schedule (HS) for internationally traded commodities.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data
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