BTS | Table 6-2a - Canadian Merchandise Trade With Mexico and the United States by Mode of Transportation

Table 6-2a
Canadian Merchandise Trade With Mexico and the United States by Mode of Transportation

(Thousands of metric tons)

	1990^e	1995^e	1996^e
Total trade with Mexico	2,054	4,621	4,669
Air	28	73	46
Water transport	1,304	2,509	2,597
Road	416	949	777
Rail	290	442	375
Pipeline and other^a	16	649	875
Exports to Mexico	692	2,231	2,184
Air	7	24	5
Water transport	459	1,892	1,946
Road	78	144	79
Rail	149	170	154
Pipeline and other^a	NS	NS	NS
Imports from Mexico	1,362	2,390	2,485
Air	22	50	41
Water transport	846	616	651
Road	338	804	698
Rail	141	271	221
Pipeline and other^a	16	649	875
Total trade with the United States	245,811	354,346	367,986
Air	2,717	2,458	2,379
Water transport	67,893	72,495	77,371
Road	67,113	95,450	98,126
Rail	40,948	60,327	61,232
Pipeline and other^a	67,141	123,616	128,879
Exports to the United States	175,621	268,486	277,525
Air	180	417	205
Water transport	40,047	45,260	48,414
Road	38,441	51,939	54,305
Rail	32,281	48,323	49,535
Pipeline and other^a	64,672	122,546	125,065
Imports from the United States	70,191	85,860	90,461
Air	2,537	2,041	2,173
Water transport	27,846	27,236	28,956
Road	28,671	43,510	43,821
Rail	8,667	12,004	11,697
Pipeline and other^a	2,470	1,070	3,814

^aMostly pipeline moves; also includes mail, parcel post and other miscellaneous modes of transportation.

KEY: e = Data are estimated. NS = Not significant.

SOURCE: Statistics Canada. International Trade Division. Special tabulations. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).