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Table A-1: U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode: 2003 and 2004

(Millions of current U.S. dollars)

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  Total U.S.-NAFTA Partner Trade U.S. Exports to NAFTA Partners U.S. Imports From NAFTA Partners
2003 2004 Percent
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TOTAL, ALL MODES
629,178 711,647 13.1 266,938 299,877 12.3 362,239 411,771 13.7
Canada 393,647 445,029 13.1 169,481 189,101 11.6 224,166 255,928 14.2
Mexico 235,531 266,618 13.2 97,457 110,775 13.7 138,073 155,843 12.9

TOTAL, ALL LAND MODES
562,776 633,563 12.6 240,486 269,182 11.9 322,291 364,381 13.1
Canada 362,319 408,613 12.8 154,871 171,878 11.0 207,448 236,735 14.1
Mexico 200,457 224,950 12.2 85,615 97,304 13.7 114,842 127,646 11.1
Truck total 404,035 452,953 12.1 194,786 215,247 10.5 209,249 237,706 13.6
Canada 240,949 268,660 11.5 124,235 135,897 9.4 116,714 132,762 13.7
Mexico 163,086 184,293 13.0 70,551 79,349 12.5 92,535 104,944 13.4
Rail total 95,724 108,360 13.2 26,041 30,229 16.1 69,683 78,131 12.1
Canada 64,757 74,544 15.1 14,777 16,597 12.3 49,981 57,947 15.9
Mexico 30,967 33,816 9.2 11,265 13,633 21.0 19,702 20,183 2.4
Pipeline total 32,366 38,500 19.0 915 1,671 82.7 31,451 36,829 17.1
Canada 32,211 38,413 19.3 760 1,584 108.6 31,451 36,828 17.1
Mexico 156 87 -43.8 155 87 -43.9 <0.5 <0.5 NA
All other land modes total 30,651 33,750 10.1 18,743 22,034 17.6 11,908 11,716 -1.6
Canada 24,402 26,997 10.6 15,100 17,800 17.9 9,302 9,197 -1.1
Mexico 6,249 6,753 8.1 3,644 4,234 16.2 2,605 2,518 -3.3
TOTAL, AIR & VESSEL 66,401 78,085 17.6 26,453 30,695 16.0 39,949 47,390 18.6
Canada 31,328 36,416 16.2 14,610 17,223 17.9 16,718 19,193 14.8
Mexico 35,073 41,669 18.8 11,843 13,472 13.8 23,231 28,197 21.4
Air total 28,349 32,013 12.9 17,205 20,165 17.2 11,144 11,848 6.3
Canada 20,359 22,544 10.7 12,016 14,152 17.8 8,343 8,392 0.6
Mexico 7,990 9,469 18.5 5,190 6,013 15.9 2,801 3,456 23.4
Vessel total 38,052 46,072 21.1 9,247 10,529 13.9 28,805 35,542 23.4
Canada 10,969 13,872 26.5 2,594 3,071 18.4 8,374 10,801 29.0
Mexico 27,083 32,199 18.9 6,653 7,458 12.1 20,430 24,741 21.1

NOTE: NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. NAFTA partners are Canada and Mexico; NA = Not applicable.

The value of trade for "All other land modes" includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, other, and unknown modes of transportation.

SOURCE: Truck, rail, and pipeline - U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,Transborder Freight Data, as of April 2005. Total, water, and air–U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise CD, December 2003 and 2004.