Table 2-4 Top Commodities by Weight and Value: 2013
Thursday, December 31, 2015
| Weight | Millions of Tons |
|---|---|
| Gravel | 2,427 |
| Cereal grains | 1,665 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 1,514 |
| Waste/scrap | 1,441 |
| Natural gas, coke, asphalt1 | 1,403 |
| Coal | 1,263 |
| Gasoline | 1,029 |
| Crude petroleum | 839 |
| Fuel oils | 757 |
| Natural sands | 620 |
| Total, all commodities | 20,063 |
| 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.5, 2015.