Table A-5 Truck: Top 10 Commodities by Value for U.S.-NAFTA Partner Trade by Truck: 2004
(Millions of current U.S. dollars)
U.S-North American Trade
| Rank | Commodity Code | Description | Total | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts | 77,281 | 34,385 | 42,896 |
| 2 | 84 | *Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts | 75,891 | 43,491 | 32,400 |
| 3 | 87 | Motor vehicles and parts | 73,365 | 35,007 | 38,358 |
| 4 | 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 21,208 | 13,187 | 8,020 |
| 5 | 90 | Measuring and testing instruments | 14,413 | 7,327 | 7,086 |
| 6 | 98 | **Special classification provisions | 14,265 | 2,294 | 11,971 |
| 7 | 94 | Furniture, Lamps and Prefabricated buildings | 14,123 | 3,551 | 10,572 |
| 8 | 48 | Paper and paperboard | 12,339 | 5,535 | 6,804 |
| 9 | 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 10,205 | 4,911 | 5,294 |
| 10 | 44 | Wood and articles | 8,663 | 2,171 | 6,492 |
| Total, top ten commodities | 321,753 | 151,860 | 169,894 | ||
| Top ten share of all commodities (percent) | 71 | 71 | 71 | ||
| Total, all commodities | 452,953 | 215,247 | 237,706 |
U.S.-Canada Trade
| Rank | Commodity Code | Description | Total | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 | Motor vehicles and parts | 59,496 | 29,575 | 29,921 |
| 2 | 84 | *Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts | 43,154 | 27,934 | 15,221 |
| 3 | 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts | 21,099 | 13,788 | 7,311 |
| 4 | 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 12,580 | 6,151 | 6,429 |
| 5 | 98 | **Special classification provisions | 9,750 | 1,891 | 7,859 |
| 6 | 48 | Paper and paperboard | 9,665 | 3,558 | 6,106 |
| 7 | 94 | Furniture; Bedding, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; Lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; Illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; Prefabricated buildings | 8,088 | 2,615 | 5,473 |
| 8 | 44 | Wood and articles | 7,910 | 1,735 | 6,175 |
| 9 | 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 6,579 | 3,025 | 3,553 |
| 10 | 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,005 | 2,348 | 3,658 |
| Total, top ten commodities | 184,326 | 92,620 | 91,706 | ||
| Top ten share of all commodities (percent) | 69 | 68 | 69 | ||
| Total, all commodities | 268,660 | 135,897 | 132,762 |
U.S.-Mexico Trade
| Rank | Commodity Code | Description | Total | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts | 56,182 | 20,597 | 35,585 |
| 2 | 84 | *Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and parts | 32,737 | 15,558 | 17,179 |
| 3 | 87 | Motor vehicles and parts | 13,870 | 5,432 | 8,438 |
| 4 | 90 | Measuring and testing instruments | 9,034 | 3,248 | 5,786 |
| 5 | 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 8,627 | 7,036 | 1,591 |
| 6 | 94 | Furniture, Lamps and Prefabricated buildings | 6,035 | 936 | 5,099 |
| 7 | 98 | **Special classification provisions | 4,515 | 404 | 4,112 |
| 8 | 62 | Not knitted or crocheted apparel | 4,204 | 469 | 3,735 |
| 9 | 73 | Seeds, fruit, plants, straw and fodder | 3,627 | 1,886 | 1,741 |
| 10 | 61 | Knitted or crocheted apparel | 2,824 | 547 | 2,277 |
| Total, top ten commodities | 141,654 | 56,112 | 85,542 | ||
| Top ten share of all commodities (percent) | 77 | 71 | 82 | ||
| Total, all commodities | 184,293 | 79,349 | 104,944 | ||
NOTES: NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. NAFTA partners are Canada and Mexico.
*"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.
**Special classification provisions" is primarily made up of U.S. goods exported and returned without having been improved in value or condition for imports and an estimate of low value shipments for exports.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data as of April 2005.
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2017