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High-tech equipment and electronics lead the way in domestic freight shipments, as measured by the value of the shipments.

Value of shipments within the United States by domestic establishments, 1997

Commodity			Value ($ billions)
Electronics, electrical equipment and components, and office equipment			926
Motorized and other vehicles			591
Textiles, leather, and articles of textiles and leather			550
Miscellaneous manufactured products			518
Mixed freight			451
Machinery			448
Prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils			347
Printed products			316
Plastics and rubber			298
Base metal in primary or semifinished forms			290
Source: National Transportation Statistics 1999, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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