Table 5-3b Top Mexican Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
Table 5-3b
Top Mexican Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
(Millions of U.S. short tons)
| Mode of transportation | Total |
|---|---|
| Air | |
| N | N |
| Pipeline | |
| Crude oil | U |
| Natural gas | U |
| Petroleum products | U |
| Rail | |
| Cement | 10.3 |
| Corn | 6.5 |
| Iron ore | 4.3 |
| Coal | 3.1 |
| Fuel oil | 2.6 |
| Road | |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 56.4 |
| Salt, sulfur, plaster and cement | 39.7 |
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes | 31.9 |
| Edible fruits and vegetables | 21.9 |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 20.5 |
| Water transport | |
| Crude oil and petroleum products | 21.4 |
| Limestone | 8.0 |
| Salt | 6.9 |
| Iron ore pellets | 1.5 |
| Cement | 0.1 |
| Intermodal | |
| N | N |
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
Road and water transport: Data are for 1993.
Road and rail: Data include foreign trade merchandise.
SOURCES
Rail: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Based on data from the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. Series Estadísticas,1996. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1997).
Road: Instituto Mexicano del Transporte based on the vehicle's weight and dimensions study. (Sanfandila, Qro.: 1997).
Water transport: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Coordinación General de Puertos y Marina Mercante. (Mexico City,D.F.: 1997).