Tables 2-3 and 2-3M: Top Commodities: 2002

Bulk products comprise nearly two-thirds of the tonnage but only one-fifth of the value of goods moved in 2002. Motor vehicles, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and other manufactured goods comprise over two-thirds of commodity movements by value but only 15 percent of the tonnage.

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Tons (millions)
Total	(P) 19,326
Coal n.e.c.1	2,687
Gravel	2,048
Cereal grains	1,330
Crude petroleum	1,284
Coal	1,261
Nonmetal min. prods.2	1,138
Gasoline	1,090
Waste/scrap	926
Fuel oils	560
Natural sands	557

Value ($ billions)
Total	(P) 13,120
Machinery	1,866
Electronics	948
Mixed freight	944
Motorized vehicles	855
Coal n.e.c.1	729
Textiles/leather	545
Pharmaceuticals	519
Unknown	458
Chemical prods.	444
Misc. mfg. prods.	411

¹Natural gas, selected coal products, and products of petroleum refining, excluding gasoline, aviation fuel, and fuel oil.
²Nonmetallic mineral products.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, 2006.

Table 2-3M (metric units)
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Metric Tonnes (millions)
Total	(P) 17,532
Coal n.e.c.1	2,437
Gravel	1,858
Cereal grains	1,207
Crude petroleum	1,165
Coal	1,144
Nonmetal min. prods.2	1,032
Gasoline	989
Waste/scrap	840
Fuel oils	508
Natural sands	505

Value ($ billions)
Total	(P) 13,120
Machinery	1,866
Electronics	948
Mixed freight	944
Motorized vehicles	855
Coal n.e.c.1	729
Textiles/leather	545
Pharmaceuticals	519
Unknown	458
Chemical prods.	444
Misc. mfg. prods.	411

¹Natural gas, selected coal products, and products of petroleum refining, excluding gasoline, aviation fuel, and fuel oil.
²Nonmetallic mineral products.

Notes: 1 ton = 0.91 metric tonne.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, 2006.