BTS | Table A-5 Vessel: Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S.-NAFTA Partner Trade by Vessel: 2004

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Table A-5 Vessel: Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S.-NAFTA Partner Trade by Vessel: 2004

(Millions of current U.S. dollars)

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North American Trade

Rank	Commodity Code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports
1	27	Mineral fuels, oils and waxes	31,526	4,162	27,363
2	29	Organic chemicals	3,200	2,427	773
3	87	Vehicles other than railway	2,890	80	2,810
4	72	Iron and steel	1,285	221	1,064
5	10	Cereals	822	792	30
6	26	Ores, slag and ash	637	371	267
7	25	Salt, stone, lime and cement	560	84	476
8	61	Knitted or crocheted apparel	486	147	339
9	62	Not knitted or crocheted apparel	425	56	370
10	48	Paper and paperboard	408	49	359
		Total, top ten commodities	42,240	8,389	33,851
		Top ten share of all commodities (percent)	92	80	95
		Total, all commodities	46,072	10,529	35,542

U.S.-Canada Trade

Rank	Commodity Code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports
1	27	Mineral fuels, oils and waxes	9,618	1,755	7,863
2	29	Organic chemicals	929	317	612
3	26	Ores, slag and ash	627	365	261
4	25	Salt, stone, lime and cement	448	82	366
5	48	Paper and paperboard	345	3	342
6	87	Motor vehicles and parts	326	3	323
7	44	Wood and articles	310	16	295
8	28	Inorganic chemicals, precious metals and radioactive elements	176	100	76
9	72	Iron and steel	175	29	146
10	84	^*Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof	152	60	92
		Total, top ten commodities	13,106	2,729	10,377
		Top ten share of all commodities (percent)	94	89	96
		Total, all commodities	13,872	3,071	10,801

U.S.-Mexico Trade

Rank	Commodity Code	Description	Total	Exports	Imports
1	27	Mineral fuels, oils and waxes	21,908	2,408	19,500
2	87	Motor vehicles and parts	2,564	77	2,486
3	29	Organic chemicals	2,271	2,110	161
4	72	Iron and steel	1,110	192	918
5	10	Cereals	741	741	0
6	61	Knitted or crocheted apparel	486	147	339
7	62	Not knitted or crocheted apparel	425	56	369
8	12	Seeds, fruit, plants, straw and fodder	306	304	1
9	22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	226	8	218
10	31	Fertilizers	213	205	8
		Total, top ten commodities	30,248	6,247	24,001
		Top ten share of all commodities (percent)	96	96	96
		Total, all commodities	32,199	7,458	24,741

NOTE: NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. NAFTA partners are Canada and Mexico.

^*"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.

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