Figure 2 ,,,, U.S. - North American Merchandise Trade and Real GDP: 1994-2005,,,, (Percent change from previous year),,,, ,Real GDP,U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico freight by all modes,, 1994,4.0,16.1,, 1995,2.5,8.1,, 1996,3.7,13.7,, 1997,4.5,16.9,, 1998,4.2,10.8,, 1999,4.4,11.9,, 2000,3.7,13.6,, 2001,0.8,-4.3,, 2002,1.9,-0.4,, 2003,3.0,1.7,, 2004,4.4,8.4,, 2005,3.5,5.9,, NOTE: Real gross domestic product (GDP) and surface goods trade are in chained 2000 inflation-adjusted dollars.,,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, ITC Trade Data web, available at: http://dataweb.usitc.gov/, accessed April 2006, and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Products Accounts, available at http://www.bea.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp, as of April 2006.",,,,,,,,