Table 6. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation,,,,,,
(millions of dollars),,,,,,
Mode,,October 2005,September 2006,October 2006,Percent Change Sept. 2006-Oct. 2006,"Percent Change October
2005-2006"
All Surface Modes,Imports,"12,342","13,316","14,258",7.1,15.5
,Exports,"9,547","9,574","10,802",12.8,13.2
,Total,"21,888","22,890","25,061",9.5,14.5
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Truck,Imports,"10,120","10,765","11,626",8.0,14.9
,Exports,"7,618","7,621","8,364",9.8,9.8
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Rail,Imports,"2,023","2,299","2,385",3.7,17.9
,Exports,"1,447","1,412","1,573",11.3,8.7
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Pipeline,Imports,0,12,12,-1.2,NA
,Exports,69,56,58,4.3,-15.7
"Source: BTS Transborder Freight Data, 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 Freight data ""Sources and Reliability"" statement: http://www.bts.gov/ntda/tbscd/srfin.html; Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.",,,,,,