"Commodities from Mexico to New Jersey by Rail ,2000" "(Weight in Metric or US Short Tons, Value in Current US Dollars ($))" Rank,Commodity Code,Commodity Description,Value,Metric Tons,US Short Tons ,2000 All Commodities from Mexico by by Rail,,77910830,90766.0,100052.4 "1","87","Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof","27,996,445","3,085.5","3,401.1" "2","72","Iron and steel","23,728,087","59,657.7","65,761.4" "3","39","Plastics and articles thereof","19,988,206","20,770.1","22,895.1" "4","20","Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants","2,582,023","4,381.6","4,829.9" "5","34","Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a b asis of plaster","1,011,252","810.4","893.3" "6","69","Ceramic products","799,583","648.1","714.4" "7","38","Miscellaneous chemical products","439,626","537.4","592.4" "8","05","Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included","417,335","143.2","157.8" "9","48","Paper and paperboard; Articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard","361,042","382.5","421.6" "10","84","Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof","325,785","43.7","48.2" "11","98","Special classification provisions","50,141","112.2","123.7" "12","85","Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; Sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles","42,030","1.3","1.5" "13","68","Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials","35,824","31.7","35.0" "14","04","Dairy produce; Birds' eggs; Natural honey; Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included","34,731","19.6","21.6" "15","07","Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers","33,600","70.0","77.2" "16","33","Essential oils and resinoids; Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations","30,781","18.2","20.0" "17","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","18,680","10.8","11.9" "18","63","Other made-up textile articles; Needle craft sets; Worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags","15,322","41.9","46.2" "19","40","Rubber and articles thereof","337","0.1","0.1" "Note that data between 1993-1996 include transshipment activity (i.e., shipments which entered or " "exited the United States by way of a US Customs port on the northern border but" "whose origin or final destination was other than Mexico). Data beginning with January" "1997 do not include transshipment activity. Users should note these differences before" "comparing figures for 1993-1996 with 1997 and subsequent year data. " "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics," "Transborder Surface Freight Data. "