Table 6-8b Top U.S. Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode With Mexico: 1996
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Table 6-8b
Top U.S. Merchandise Trade Commodities by Mode With Mexico: 1996
(Current value in millions of U.S. dollars)
| 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Overall exports | |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) | 13,536 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 7,416 |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) | 5,501 |
| Plastics (39) | 3,551 |
| Special classification provisions (98) | 2,221 |
| Overall imports | |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) | 18,702 |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) | 14,046 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 7,855 |
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) | 6,798 |
| Measuring and testing instruments (90) | 2,343 |
| Air exports | |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 848 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) | 744 |
| Measuring and testing instruments (90) | 246 |
| Pharmaceutical products (30) | 56 |
| Aircraft, spacecraft and parts (88) | 52 |
| Air imports | |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) | 621 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 401 |
| Special classification provisions (98) | 239 |
| Pearls, stones, metals and imitation jewelry (71) | 127 |
| Measuring and testing instruments (90) | 116 |
| Road exports | |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts (85) | 12,644 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 6,260 |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) | 3,879 |
| Plastics (39) | 3,416 |
| Articles of iron and steel (73) | 1,568 |
| Road imports | |
| Electrical machinery, equipment and parts(85) | 17,796 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 6,288 |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) | 2,794 |
| Not knitted or crocheted apparel (62) | 2,175 |
| Special classification provisions (98) | 1,969 |
| Rail exports | |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) | 1,671 |
| Cereals (10) | 503 |
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12) | 396 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 216 |
| Pulp of wood and paperboard (47) | 211 |
| Rail imports | |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) | 10,408 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 652 |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar (22) | 247 |
| Inorganic chemicals (28) | 132 |
| Copper and articles (74) | 121 |
| Water exports | |
| Cereals (10) | 1,023 |
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) | 728 |
| Organic chemicals (29) | 436 |
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12) | 278 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts (84) | 102 |
| Water imports | |
| Mineral fuels, oils and waxes (27) | 6,692 |
| Vehicles other than railway (87) | 806 |
| Iron and steel (72) | 405 |
| Organic chemicals (29) | 194 |
| Salt, sulfur, plaster and cement (25) | 108 |
NOTE: Commodity description based on the two-digit Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).
SOURCES
Overall, air and water: U.S. Department of Transportation. Maritime Administration. Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis. Special tabulation based on U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Division. U.S. Imports and Exports of Merchandise, December 1996. (Washington, DC: 1998).
Road and rail: U.S Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Transborder Surface Freight Data. (Washington, DC: 1998).