Table 3. U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode,,,,,,
"(millions of dollars)
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,,September 2003,August 2004,September 2004,Percent Change Aug.-Sept. 2004,Percent Change September 2003-2004
By All Modes,Imports,"28,099","31,242","31,458",0.7,12.0
,Exports,"20,769","22,335","23,455",5.0,12.9
,Total,"48,867","53,577","54,913",2.5,12.4
By Truck,Imports,"18,694","20,309","20,596",1.4,10.2
,Exports,"16,813","18,098","18,689",3.3,11.2
By Rail,Imports,"6,058","6,756","6,858",1.5,13.2
,Exports,"2,256","2,348","2,669",13.7,18.3
By Pipeline,Imports,"2,364","3,228","3,072",-4.8,29.9
,Exports,55,40,141,253.0,154.1
"Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/",,,,,,
"Note: The value of all surface modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail and pipeline modes.  The value of trade for all surface modes includes shipments made by truck, rail, pipeline, mail, foreign trade zones, other and unknown modes of transportation.  For additional detail refer to the Transborder Surface Freight data ""Sources and Reliability"" statement: http://www.bts.gov/ntda/tbscd/srfin.html",,,,,,