Table 5-3b Top Mexican Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
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Table 5-3b
Top Mexican Domestic Freight Commodities by Mode: 1996
(Millions of metric tons)
| Mode of transportation | Total |
|---|---|
| Air | |
| N | N |
| Pipeline | |
| Crude oil | U |
| Natural gas | U |
| Petroleum products | U |
| Rail | |
| Cement | 9.3 |
| Corn | 5.9 |
| Iron ore | 3.9 |
| Coal | 2.8 |
| Fuel oil | 2.4 |
| Road | |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 51.2 |
| Salt, sulfur, plaster and cement | 36.0 |
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes | 28.9 |
| Edible fruits and vegetables | 19.9 |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 18.6 |
| Water transport | |
| Crude oil and petroleum products | 19.4 |
| Limestone | 7.3 |
| Salt | 6.3 |
| Iron ore pellets | 1.4 |
| Cement | 0.1 |
| Intermodal | |
| N | N |
KEY: U = Data are unavailable. N = Data are nonexistent.
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).