BTS | Table A-4: Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico: 2004

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Table A-4: Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico: 2004

(Millions of current U.S. dollars)

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U.S-North American Trade

Rank	Commodity Code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports	Percent of total
1	87	Motor vehicles and parts	132,154	49,670	82,484	20.9
2	84	^*Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts	83,300	47,694	35,606	13.1
3	85	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts	79,987	36,362	43,625	12.6
4	27	Mineral fuels, oils and waxes	46,074	4,775	41,299	7.3
5	39	Plastics and articles thereof	27,292	16,375	10,917	4.3
6	98	^**Special classification provisions	21,531	9,255	12,276	3.4
7	44	Wood and articles	16,772	2,565	14,207	2.6
8	48	Paper and paperboard	16,725	6,497	10,228	2.6
9	90	Measuring and testing instruments	15,119	7,997	7,122	2.4
10	94	Furniture, Lamps and Prefabricated buildings	14,717	4,061	10,655	2.3
		Total, top ten commodities	453,670	185,251	268,419	71.6
		Total, all commodities	633,563	269,182	364,381	100.0

U.S-Canada Trade

Rank	Commodity Code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports	Percent of total
1	87	Motor vehicles and parts	97,874	39,000	58,874	24.0
2	84	^*Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts	46,860	30,383	16,477	11.5
3	27	Mineral fuels, oils and waxes	44,931	3,846	41,085	11.0
4	85	Electrical machinery, equipment and parts	22,968	15,510	7,459	5.6
5	39	Plastics	17,494	8,477	9,017	4.3
6	44	Wood and articles	15,973	2,087	13,887	3.9
7	48	Paper and paperboard	13,762	4,258	9,504	3.4
8	98	^**Special classification provisions	13,552	5,469	8,083	3.3
9	94	Furniture, lamps and prefabricated buildings	8,668	3,117	5,552	2.1
10	76	Aluminum and articles	8,372	2,506	5,866	2.0
		Total, top ten commodities	290,456	114,653	175,803	71.1
		Total, all commodities	408,613	171,878	236,735	100.0

U.S-Mexico Trade

Rank	Commodity Code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports	Percent of total
1	85	Electrical machinery, equipment and parts	57,019	20,852	36,166	25.3
2	84	^*Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts	36,440	17,311	19,129	16.2
3	87	Motor vehicles and parts	34,280	10,670	23,610	15.2
4	39	Plastics	9,798	7,898	1,900	4.4
5	90	Measuring and testing instruments	9,193	3,377	5,816	4.1
6	98	^**Special classification provisions	7,978	3,786	4,193	3.5
7	94	Furniture, lamps and prefabricated buildings	6,048	945	5,104	2.7
8	62	Not knitted or crocheted apparel	4,204	469	3,735	1.9
9	73	Articles of iron and steel	4,033	2,010	2,023	1.8
10	48	Paper and paperboard	2,963	2,239	724	1.3
		Total, top ten commodities	171,957	69,557	102,401	76.4
		Total, all commodities	224,950	97,304	127,646	100.0

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

^*"Nuclear reactors and parts" is a very small portion of trade under this commodity grouping (HS 84). The majority of trade for this commodity is computer-related machinery and parts.

^**Special classification provisions" is primarily made up of U.S. goods exported and returned without having been improved in value or condition for imports and an estimate of low value shipments for exports.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data as of April 2005.