![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105074643im_/http://www.bts.gov/images/spacer.gif) |
2007 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.9 Percent from 2006
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
PDF
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105074643im_/http://www.bts.gov/images/spacer.gif) |
Contact |
BTS 11-08
Dave Smallen
202-366-5568 |
|
Tuesday, March
11, 2008 - Trade using surface transportation between the
United
States and its North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was
4.9 percent higher in 2007 than in 2006, reaching an annual record of $797
billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S.
Department of Transportation (Table 1). The 4.9 percent rate of growth from 2006 to
2007 is lower than the 8.9 percent growth from 2005 to 2006 (Table 2).
BTS, a part
of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), reported that
freight valued at $137.0 billion entered the U.S. from Mexico by
truck in 2007 while $93.0 billion of freight was exported to Mexico by truck (Table 6).
Freight
valued at $150.4 billion entered the U.S. from Canada by
truck in 2007 while $174.3 billion of freight was exported to Canada by truck (Table 4).
Total North American surface
transportation imports rose 4.2 percent in 2007 from 2006, and exports rose 5.8
percent during the same time period (Table 2).
Surface
transportation consists largely of freight movements by truck, rail and
pipeline. About 90 percent of U.S. merchandise trade by value with Canada and Mexico moves on land.
Total North
American surface transportation trade value in 2007 was up 47.4 percent compared
to 2002, and up 87.2 percent compared to 1997, a period of 10 years (Table 3).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation
trade totaled $511 billion in 2007, up 4.6 percent compared to 2006 (Table 4). The value of imports carried by truck was 0.4
percent higher in 2007 than 2006 while the value of exports carried by truck was
6.1 percent higher.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in 2007 with $77 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S. – Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $286 billion in 2007, up 5.3 percent
compared to 2006 (Table 6). The value of
imports carried by truck was 8.4 percent higher in 2007 than 2006 while the
value of exports carried by truck was 0.1 percent higher.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in 2007 with $87.8 billion (Table 7).
The TransBorder Freight Dataset is
a special extract of the official U.S. foreign trade statistics. The data are
tabulated for BTS by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division. TransBorder numbers include data received by
BTS as of Feb. 14.
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/.
Table 1. Value of Annual U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared to 2007
(millions
of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1997 |
425,977 |
87.2 |
1998 |
451,736 |
76.5 |
1999 |
501,250 |
59.1 |
2000 |
575,713 |
38.5 |
2001 |
547,312 |
45.7 |
2002 |
540,795 |
47.4 |
2003 |
562,776 |
41.7 |
2004 |
633,563 |
25.8 |
2005 |
697,987 |
14.2 |
2006 |
760,127 |
4.9 |
2007 |
797,303 |
|
Source: BTS TransBorder
Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 2. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of
dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
400,803 |
434,094 |
452,486 |
8.3 |
4.2 |
Exports |
297,184 |
326,032 |
344,817 |
9.7 |
5.8 |
Total |
697,987 |
760,127 |
797,303 |
8.9 |
4.9 |
Truck |
Imports |
255,963 |
276,348 |
287,441 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
Exports |
234,563 |
257,310 |
267,390 |
9.7 |
3.9 |
Rail |
Imports |
81,388 |
89,122 |
93,022 |
9.5 |
4.4 |
Exports |
35,070 |
39,749 |
44,837 |
13.3 |
12.8 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
48,766 |
53,921 |
55,184 |
10.6 |
2.3 |
Exports |
2,937 |
2,887 |
4,122 |
-1.7 |
42.8 |
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;
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Table 3: 2007 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2006 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
2005 |
12.9 |
16.0 |
14.2 |
2004 |
24.2 |
28.1 |
25.8 |
2003 |
40.4 |
43.4 |
41.7 |
2002 |
46.3 |
48.9 |
47.4 |
2001 |
44.7 |
47.0 |
45.7 |
2000 |
39.8 |
36.8 |
38.5 |
1999 |
62.3 |
55.0 |
59.1 |
1998 |
85.6 |
65.8 |
76.5 |
1997 |
98.6 |
74.0 |
87.2 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Surface Freight Dataset, 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 |
265,402 |
278,889 |
284,773 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
Exports |
192,907 |
209,283 |
226,058 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
Total |
458,310 |
488,172 |
510,831 |
6.5 |
4.6 |
Truck |
Imports |
143,696 |
149,884 |
150,404 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
Exports |
151,222 |
164,318 |
174,343 |
8.7 |
6.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
60,606 |
63,258 |
65,962 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
Exports |
19,322 |
22,478 |
25,497 |
16.3 |
13.4 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
48,766 |
53,865 |
55,016 |
10.5 |
2.1 |
Exports |
2,394 |
2,180 |
3,334 |
-8.9 |
53.0 |
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;
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Table 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation, in 2007 Ranked by Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
77,020 |
2 |
Illinois |
39,319 |
3 |
New York |
33,978 |
4 |
Ohio |
32,908 |
5 |
California |
32,177 |
6 |
Texas |
25,665 |
7 |
Washington |
20,834 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
18,664 |
9 |
Indiana |
17,117 |
10 |
Minnesota |
14,986 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Surface Freight Dataset, 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 |
135,400 |
155,205 |
167,713 |
14.6 |
8.1 |
Exports |
104,277 |
116,749 |
118,758 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
Total |
239,677 |
271,954 |
286,472 |
13.5 |
5.3 |
Truck |
Imports |
112,268 |
126,464 |
137,037 |
12.6 |
8.4 |
Exports |
83,341 |
92,992 |
93,047 |
11.6 |
0.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
20,782 |
25,864 |
27,060 |
24.5 |
4.6 |
Exports |
15,748 |
17,271 |
19,340 |
9.7 |
12.0 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
0 |
55 |
169 |
NA |
204.5 |
Exports |
543 |
707 |
787 |
30.2 |
11.4 |
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;
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.NA – not applicable
Table 7. Top 10
States Trading with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation in 2007, Ranked by Surface Trade Value
(millions of
dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
87,782 |
2 |
California |
49,198 |
3 |
Michigan |
30,783 |
4 |
Arizona |
10,177 |
5 |
Illinois |
10,133 |
6 |
Ohio |
6,911 |
7 |
Tennessee |
6,487 |
8 |
North Carolina |
5,448 |
9 |
New York |
5,229 |
10 |
Pennsylvania |
5,196 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
|
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105074643im_/http://www.bts.gov/images/spacer.gif) |