Figure 7: Top Commodities' Share of U.S. Merchandise Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico by Weight: 2004
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Figure 7: Top Commodities' Share of U.S. Merchandise Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico by Weight: 2004
(Percentage)
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| Description | Percentage |
|---|---|
| All other | 33.2 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment, and parts | 2.3 |
| Cereals | 2.9 |
| Salt, stone, and cement | 3.2 |
| *Nuclear reactors, machinery, and parts | 4.1 |
| Plastics and articles thereof | 4.2 |
| Iron and steel | 4.7 |
| Paper and paperboard | 4.7 |
| Wood and articles | 4.7 |
| Motor vehicles and parts | 7.1 |
| Mineral fuels, oils, and waxes | 28.8 |
NOTES: These data reflect U.S. import and export trade with Canada and Mexico. Weights of export shipments by land modes are estimates from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
*"Nuclear reactors and parts" is a very small portion of trade under this commodity grouping (HS 84). The majority of trade for this commodity is computer-related machinery and parts.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data, as of May 2005.