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Top Commodity Transported between the U.S. and Mexico for Each Mode of Transportation, October 2016

(billions of current dollars)

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Top Commodity Transported between the U.S. and Mexico for Each Mode of Transportation, October 2016

Dataset Table:

Mode Commodities Exports Imports Total
All Modes Electrical Machinery 3.6 5.9 9.4
Truck Electrical Machinery 3.2 5.5 8.7
Rail Vehicles and Parts 0.6 3.7 4.3
Pipeline Mineral Fuels 0.3 0.0 0.4
Vessel Mineral Fuels 1.4 0.7 2.1
Air Electrical Machinery 0.3 0.2 0.5

Notes:

Import and export numbers might not add to totals due to rounding.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data