Table 2-4M Top Commodities by Weight and Value: 2013
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
| Weight | Millions of Metric Tonnes |
|---|---|
| Gravel | 2,202 |
| Cereal grains | 1,511 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 1,374 |
| Waste/scrap | 1,308 |
| Natural gas, coke, asphalt1 | 1,273 |
| Coal | 1,145 |
| Gasoline | 934 |
| Crude petroleum | 761 |
| Fuel oils | 687 |
| Natural sands | 562 |
| Total, all commodities | 18,201 |
| Value | Billions of 2007 Dollars |
|---|---|
| Machinery | $1,877 |
| Electronics | $1,485 |
| Motorized vehicles | $1,484 |
| Mixed freight | $1,110 |
| Pharmaceuticals | $914 |
| Gasoline | $796 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured products | $740 |
| Textiles/leather | $736 |
| Natural gas, coke, asphalt1 | $650 |
| Plastics/rubber | $618 |
| Total, all commodities | $17,983 |
1This group includes coal and petroleum products not elsewhere classified such as liquefied natural gas, coke, asphalt, and other products of coal and petroleum refining, excluding gasoline, aviation fuel, and fuel oil.
NOTE: 1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.5, 2015.