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Surface Trade with
Canada and Mexico Rose 8.6 Percent
from November
2006
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Thursday, January 31, 2008 - Trade
using surface transportation between the
United
States and its North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was
8.6 percent higher in November 2007 than in November 2006, reaching $70.4
billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S.
Department of Transportation (Table 1).
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell
5.2 percent in November from October (Table 2). Month-to-month changes can be affected by seasonal variations and other
factors.
Surface
transportation consists largely of freight movements by truck, rail and
pipeline. About 90 percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moves on land.
The
value of U.S. surface
transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in November
was up 51.9 percent compared to November 2002, and up 91.3 percent compared to November
1997, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports
in November were up 103.1 percent compared to November 1997, while exports were
up 78.0 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $45.2 billion in November, up 11.5 percent compared to November 2006 (Table
4). The value of imports carried by
truck was 4.9 percent higher in November 2007 than November 2006, while the
value of exports carried by truck was 15.1 percent higher.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in November with $7.3 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $25.1 billion in November, up 3.6 percent compared to November
2006 (Table 6). The value of imports
carried by truck was 7.6 percent higher in November 2007 than November 2006
while the value of exports carried by truck was 1.6 percent lower.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in November with $7.7 billion (Table 7).
The TransBorder Freight Data are a unique
subset of official U.S. foreign trade statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau. New data are tabulated monthly and historical
data are not adjusted for inflation. November
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of Jan. 11.
The news release and summary tables
can be found at www.bts.gov. More information on TransBorder Freight Data
and data from previous months are posted on the BTS website at http://www.bts.gov/transborder/. BTS will release December TransBorder numbers
on March 3.
Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
January |
52,334 |
61,189 |
60,649 |
16.9 |
-0.9 |
February |
53,592 |
59,804 |
59,667 |
11.6 |
-0.2 |
March |
59,436 |
68,213 |
69,768 |
14.8 |
2.3 |
April |
58,297 |
61,742 |
65,015 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
May |
57,870 |
65,994 |
69,423 |
14.0 |
5.2 |
June |
59,431 |
66,898 |
69,526 |
12.6 |
3.9 |
July |
49,690 |
55,939 |
61,823 |
12.6 |
10.5 |
August |
60,188 |
66,354 |
69,158 |
10.2 |
4.2 |
September |
61,166 |
63,295 |
66,771 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
October |
63,985 |
66,846 |
74,249 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
November |
62,894 |
64,805 |
70,352 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
December |
59,104 |
59,049 |
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-0.1 |
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11-month total |
638,882 |
701,078 |
736,401 |
9.7 |
5.0 |
Annual |
697,987 |
760,127 |
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8.9 |
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Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Table 2. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
36,794 |
41,974 |
39,660 |
-5.5 |
7.8 |
Exports |
28,011 |
32,275 |
30,693 |
-4.9 |
9.6 |
Total |
64,805 |
74,249 |
70,352 |
-5.2 |
8.6 |
Truck |
Imports |
23,817 |
27,065 |
25,293 |
-6.5 |
6.2 |
Exports |
21,774 |
25,310 |
23,734 |
-6.2 |
9.0 |
Rail |
Imports |
7,653 |
8,199 |
8,210 |
0.1 |
7.3 |
Exports |
3,686 |
4,169 |
4,278 |
2.6 |
16.1 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
4,184 |
5,130 |
4,684 |
-8.7 |
11.9 |
Exports |
247 |
151 |
259 |
71.1 |
4.7 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to
rounding. The value of trade for all
surface modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail and pipeline modes,
it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, other and
unknown modes of transportation. For additional detail refer to the
“Data Fields” Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.
Table 3. November 2007 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with November of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2006 |
7.8 |
9.6 |
8.6 |
2005 |
9.0 |
15.8 |
11.9 |
2004 |
23.9 |
27.2 |
25.3 |
2003 |
45.1 |
45.4 |
45.2 |
2002 |
51.3 |
52.6 |
51.9 |
2001 |
58.0 |
59.0 |
58.4 |
2000 |
40.8 |
42.0 |
41.3 |
1999 |
56.5 |
49.6 |
53.4 |
1998 |
84.5 |
70.7 |
78.2 |
1997 |
103.1 |
78.0 |
91.3 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 4. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
22,828 |
26,309 |
24,798 |
-5.7 |
8.6 |
Exports |
17,709 |
21,375 |
20,405 |
-4.5 |
15.2 |
Total |
40,537 |
47,684 |
45,204 |
-5.2 |
11.5 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,479 |
14,206 |
13,090 |
-7.9 |
4.9 |
Exports |
13,852 |
16,683 |
15,939 |
-4.5 |
15.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,288 |
5,698 |
5,898 |
3.5 |
11.5 |
Exports |
1,937 |
2,368 |
2,341 |
-1.1 |
20.9 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
4,176 |
5,117 |
4,668 |
-8.8 |
11.8 |
Exports |
192 |
108 |
179 |
65.8 |
-6.4 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: Numbers may not add
to totals due to rounding. The value
of trade for all surface modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail
and pipeline modes, it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade
zones, other and unknown modes of transportation. For additional detail
refer to the “Data Fields” Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.
Table 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
Ranked
by November 2007 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
7,286 |
2 |
Illinois |
3,932 |
3 |
New
York |
2,992 |
4 |
California |
2,938 |
5 |
Ohio |
2,923 |
6 |
Texas |
2,145 |
7 |
Washington |
1,620 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
1,599 |
9 |
Indiana |
1,445 |
10 |
Minnesota |
1,346 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 6. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
13,966 |
15,665 |
14,861 |
-5.1 |
6.4 |
Exports |
10,302 |
10,901 |
10,287 |
-5.6 |
-0.1 |
Total |
24,268 |
26,565 |
25,149 |
-5.3 |
3.6 |
Truck |
Imports |
11,338 |
12,859 |
12,203 |
-5.1 |
7.6 |
Exports |
7,922 |
8,626 |
7,795 |
-9.6 |
-1.6 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,365 |
2,501 |
2,312 |
-7.6 |
-2.3 |
Exports |
1,749 |
1,802 |
1,937 |
7.5 |
10.8 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
8 |
13 |
16 |
28.7 |
104.6 |
Exports |
56 |
43 |
80 |
84.1 |
43.3 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. The value of trade for all surface
modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail and pipeline modes, it also
includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, other and unknown modes
of transportation. For additional detail refer to the “Data Fields”
Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html
Table 7. Top 10
States Trading with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
Ranked by November 2007 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
7,681 |
2 |
California |
4,640 |
3 |
Michigan |
2,856 |
4 |
Illinois |
871 |
5 |
Arizona |
835 |
6 |
Ohio |
644 |
7 |
Tennessee |
542 |
8 |
North Carolina |
497 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
443 |
10 |
Indiana |
429 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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