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US Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico

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Date Canada
(Truck)		 Canada
(Rail)		 Canada
(Pipeline)		 Mexico
(Truck)		 Mexico
(Rail)		 Mexico
(Pipeline)
Apr-93 12,825,600,784 2,747,247,016 715,398,260 3,532,794,037 902,124,457 35,571,713
May-93 12,902,554,434 2,816,379,363 746,809,909 3,625,458,458 830,051,426 32,131,340
Jun-93 13,064,891,567 2,864,103,229 783,078,903 4,432,923,947 1,009,256,581 29,027,164
Jul-93 10,271,804,895 2,263,858,295 744,259,793 4,108,436,554 775,525,655 25,390,175
Aug-93 11,951,280,276 2,356,442,561 756,351,168 4,350,516,608 731,710,688 25,592,671
Sep-93 12,624,969,777 2,634,918,458 791,841,374 4,394,260,204 1,050,461,673 25,680,565
Oct-93 13,011,390,790 3,025,773,946 766,104,803 4,654,320,956 983,606,470 27,404,710
Nov-93 12,934,405,304 2,986,097,200 741,238,067 4,932,582,117 1,034,126,146 17,575,836
Dec-93 11,549,426,656 2,714,290,641 778,228,902 4,552,321,935 1,009,503,912 10,054,934
Jan-94 11,378,357,303 2,521,419,795 718,132,028 5,213,736,473 822,235,221 2,115,562
Feb-94 11,978,240,940 2,805,017,442 800,635,476 5,401,970,489 915,241,048 10,789,039
Mar-94 14,981,655,632 3,534,524,732 794,633,071 6,347,737,449 1,056,714,209 20,777,412
Apr-94 13,634,925,667 3,643,370,532 748,644,869 5,534,974,722 949,195,375 14,986,975
May-94 14,390,726,618 3,616,486,814 775,542,310 6,258,422,113 979,190,268 32,197,177
Jun-94 15,028,461,439 3,776,247,649 802,262,833 6,358,563,283 1,006,690,900 19,107,767
Jul-94 11,416,541,094 3,008,840,485 858,984,806 5,771,685,496 813,801,483 19,321,125
Aug-94 14,658,178,389 3,545,398,938 896,768,227 6,684,619,825 868,087,321 13,227,847
Sep-94 14,943,910,258 4,402,363,663 877,434,871 6,568,521,467 1,078,544,385 20,700,003
Oct-94 15,287,436,903 4,729,244,015 810,682,987 6,809,262,150 1,160,695,605 12,515,614
Nov-94 15,914,162,101 4,598,557,399 870,280,285 7,110,114,036 1,096,042,280 22,265,121
Dec-94 14,994,933,344 3,735,239,944 908,329,904 6,020,794,768 1,214,602,414 317,110
Jan-95 14,737,118,553 4,352,806,377 980,570,567 6,447,653,601 1,071,755,567 8,820,453
Feb-95 14,724,515,760 4,660,272,705 821,655,980 6,312,460,120 1,084,952,160 376,503
Mar-95 17,166,046,885 4,401,293,408 942,711,263 7,109,652,897 1,115,359,808 605,242
Apr-95 15,291,625,211 4,880,959,716 930,360,211 5,951,394,604 958,751,005 264,985
May-95 16,259,469,874 5,074,082,130 911,831,605 6,714,084,604 1,042,296,878 297,763
Jun-95 15,799,083,683 4,873,596,179 944,117,685 6,507,323,598 1,162,019,041 214,154
Jul-95 12,514,618,040 3,460,250,067 869,449,946 5,840,839,788 1,031,437,915 121,661
Aug-95 15,887,611,739 4,678,120,064 908,268,997 7,063,690,996 1,131,817,542 279,094
Sep-95 15,884,412,731 4,954,798,403 789,750,974 6,823,952,343 1,189,889,732 596,851
Oct-95 17,321,563,197 4,637,731,494 870,607,956 7,341,182,417 1,331,707,522 16,399,641
Nov-95 16,505,879,134 4,779,303,054 865,540,407 6,865,262,204 1,311,443,364 243,229
Dec-95 14,296,342,812 4,515,588,534 893,071,154 5,950,967,647 1,400,955,513 191,005
Jan-96 15,420,885,056 4,320,332,865 1,039,756,930 6,767,990,960 1,533,401,543 6,105,807
Feb-96 16,005,479,119 4,938,856,666 931,371,318 6,891,503,819 1,539,448,885 325,701
Mar-96 17,095,747,730 4,761,046,789 963,173,581 7,325,960,139 1,409,801,655 221,391
Apr-96 17,098,312,903 4,898,619,206 1,036,544,569 7,168,418,792 1,485,861,004 207,172
May-96 17,691,406,498 5,057,872,714 1,056,334,030 7,846,677,490 1,524,618,402 0
Jun-96 17,370,444,076 4,766,861,041 1,101,053,804 7,280,433,763 1,631,134,932 480,769
Jul-96 14,709,791,271 3,820,955,859 1,117,632,373 7,427,644,369 1,366,558,611 839,799
Aug-96 16,481,177,166 4,961,338,365 1,058,119,416 7,989,089,820 1,551,337,912 59,555
Sep-96 17,967,486,059 4,499,269,087 1,073,703,566 7,981,607,702 1,285,156,181 11,798
Oct-96 18,205,179,754 4,266,888,309 1,156,862,458 9,493,225,233 1,480,994,880 1,724,989
Nov-96 17,752,081,670 4,859,208,203 1,133,924,040 8,227,734,618 1,333,000,313 341,296
Dec-96 15,345,741,992 4,338,428,247 1,289,931,526 8,041,505,864 1,275,617,925 101,787
Jan-97 16,369,714,624 4,035,612,491 1,446,729,219 8,041,326,726 1,224,909,261 546,957
Feb-97 16,787,591,317 4,475,092,865 1,423,385,197 8,434,253,702 1,474,314,123 1,512,273
Mar-97 17,937,074,744 4,567,517,404 1,287,863,829 8,739,475,010 1,537,472,970 5,630,957
Apr-97 18,279,081,244 4,621,152,478 1,236,266,619 9,414,658,405 1,368,099,697 268,798
May-97 18,885,489,871 3,945,022,555 989,013,744 8,811,423,036 1,540,399,402 8,794,743
Jun-97 17,389,198,234 4,426,778,934 976,369,699 9,378,826,405 1,598,366,647 9,190,535
Jul-97 15,551,039,314 3,427,034,635 1,013,418,801 9,243,108,534 1,579,712,180 12,128,697
Aug-97 16,897,090,753 4,413,642,266 1,152,939,345 9,748,155,417 1,505,240,474 7,002,262
Sep-97 18,639,791,169 4,354,645,073 1,073,508,791 10,087,110,056 1,603,091,386 8,236,098
Oct-97 18,915,416,522 4,911,016,779 1,078,784,724 11,046,558,383 1,809,262,761 8,257,925
Nov-97 17,874,728,891 4,605,360,736 1,047,043,812 9,856,531,392 1,697,083,257 9,030,667
Dec-97 17,462,446,093 3,765,775,030 1,334,711,324 9,507,683,829 1,356,981,358 1,267,383
Jan-98 17,220,390,549 3,413,362,592 1,324,471,074 9,576,210,444 1,287,522,936 783,886
Feb-98 18,531,196,312 4,048,155,935 1,129,059,659 9,787,481,138 1,476,715,817 487,606
Mar-98 20,218,297,844 5,055,354,542 869,127,454 11,118,883,765 1,693,993,132 508,177
Apr-98 19,394,831,942 4,797,434,566 840,382,510 10,457,546,396 1,458,037,848 540,459
May-98 20,119,221,360 3,637,148,587 830,950,702 10,275,259,206 1,613,293,177 9,159,999
Jun-98 18,972,300,376 3,953,370,313 918,027,463 10,351,637,763 1,471,848,063 10,171,118
Jul-98 15,177,178,223 2,867,795,419 932,265,202 9,944,531,444 1,277,152,944 11,177,039
Aug-98 17,882,780,871 3,403,837,454 810,889,753 10,286,557,884 1,565,720,905 10,694,965
Sep-98 19,272,397,624 4,334,922,487 833,483,707 11,255,560,335 1,519,313,419 10,462,180
Oct-98 19,900,870,578 4,790,953,957 938,729,317 12,111,742,919 1,686,127,215 4,375,111
Nov-98 19,256,555,212 4,726,336,964 903,384,372 10,881,913,510 1,583,735,709 8,396,386
Dec-98 17,716,769,284 4,625,007,968 882,701,085 10,268,481,626 1,584,980,654 8,976,548
Jan-99 17,712,679,742 4,324,704,768 881,198,521 9,777,911,407 1,470,583,701 8,086,575
Feb-99 18,796,272,082 5,155,154,370 695,490,981 10,425,301,314 1,509,990,471 8,957,414
Mar-99 21,740,057,808 5,339,327,853 770,075,329 11,804,007,783 1,716,503,768 9,409,797
Apr-99 19,890,053,065 5,339,924,822 815,858,373 11,079,230,997 1,521,868,758 11,973,922
May-99 20,368,676,152 4,938,892,729 800,648,223 11,151,418,395 1,894,526,446 12,804,994
Jun-99 22,195,613,667 4,003,755,517 928,248,761 12,235,911,090 1,607,532,014 10,475,122
Jul-99 17,057,719,792 3,712,123,849 965,406,333 11,643,694,597 1,808,525,319 12,285,313
Aug-99 20,578,168,029 4,972,880,284 1,128,095,251 12,638,178,160 1,756,588,370 14,206,888
Sep-99 20,961,033,002 4,806,350,416 1,072,252,798 12,592,750,772 1,801,219,178 17,341,318
Oct-99 21,440,690,835 5,025,711,027 1,289,979,679 13,733,286,558 1,771,987,000 10,493,856
Nov-99 21,767,180,834 5,291,392,911 1,347,381,181 13,554,307,218 1,617,350,194 13,118,658
Dec-99 19,533,309,915 5,099,760,187 1,474,718,995 12,735,805,599 1,927,384,257 16,595,761
Jan-00 20,029,030,927 5,114,528,834 1,715,647,797 12,180,593,638 2,001,171,769 13,294,259
Feb-00 21,521,594,463 5,197,479,599 1,559,053,089 13,080,389,377 2,437,752,315 14,993,678
Mar-00 24,354,256,773 6,113,677,231 1,709,328,538 15,254,642,605 2,555,962,212 18,694,749
Apr-00 21,357,597,580 5,486,363,675 1,563,459,053 13,430,523,116 2,738,883,240 14,966,063
May-00 23,056,749,565 5,468,410,508 1,538,900,678 13,950,024,798 2,667,147,090 29,341,681
Jun-00 23,080,314,470 5,451,867,841 1,883,321,237 14,758,915,296 2,903,604,006 22,092,879
Jul-00 17,912,268,431 3,976,714,586 1,836,690,526 13,524,522,174 2,499,640,141 39,113,310
Aug-00 22,038,400,416 5,172,562,146 1,985,771,011 15,945,092,009 2,656,470,043 17,573,818
Sep-00 21,546,051,471 4,959,439,739 2,017,580,424 15,120,071,054 2,809,372,630 30,728,652
Oct-00 22,866,890,375 5,309,641,225 2,071,755,857 15,859,476,517 2,991,867,168 29,580,423
Nov-00 21,422,424,429 5,633,188,282 2,016,992,605 15,190,725,445 2,799,534,378 68,769,095
Dec-00 18,456,040,273 4,761,869,470 3,380,165,327 12,763,001,518 2,490,500,912 14,189,336
Jan-01 19,575,104,052 4,960,529,192 3,099,044,662 13,403,486,057 2,447,110,841 12,497,649
Feb-01 18,687,999,377 4,932,436,959 2,322,636,665 13,121,987,503 2,637,945,700 43,618,998
Mar-01 21,804,956,729 5,507,629,211 2,358,813,380 14,529,661,801 2,986,182,836 13,916,769
Apr-01 20,636,741,576 5,178,033,532 2,637,797,591 12,918,887,731 2,573,833,051 38,461,721
May-01 21,813,182,189 5,308,899,091 2,687,235,664 14,171,581,419 2,625,435,492 10,200,006
Jun-01 21,271,887,027 5,432,483,750 2,481,555,600 13,683,007,054 2,874,616,791 20,500,775
Jul-01 16,822,784,514 3,840,893,132 2,463,025,715 12,605,287,059 2,566,191,078 4,075,257
Aug-01 19,715,288,295 5,222,283,974 2,074,229,091 14,333,582,913 2,780,674,432 40,922,620
Sep-01 18,571,036,661 4,983,056,182 1,434,606,762 12,514,369,473 2,659,230,085 48,469,782
Oct-01 20,248,319,914 5,105,375,421 1,716,469,118 14,689,081,969 3,067,091,370 29,222,320
Nov-01 19,172,841,495 5,170,942,992 1,515,375,326 13,365,646,615 2,752,766,021 29,683,769
Dec-01 16,504,197,213 4,528,037,373 1,338,996,065 11,263,729,842 2,475,104,611 6,170,093
Jan-02 17,780,527,518 4,620,232,160 1,591,486,091 12,541,947,142 2,374,630,580 38,119,394
Feb-02 18,378,722,714 5,169,936,216 1,262,687,534 12,149,615,649 2,448,881,960 15,126,413
Mar-02 20,250,359,112 5,744,185,868 1,726,600,243 12,903,892,800 2,782,191,975 13,840,843
Apr-02 20,949,638,933 5,346,371,513 1,697,051,800 13,814,455,144 2,651,662,382 32,673,373
May-02 21,558,407,917 5,547,379,730 1,902,749,329 14,213,238,343 2,766,397,929 35,157,385
Jun-02 20,784,460,530 4,869,412,412 1,773,600,857 13,449,325,260 2,735,801,099 53,300,102
Jul-02 17,782,639,673 3,774,054,757 1,756,225,434 13,377,250,807 2,364,046,522 56,851,291
Aug-02 20,194,953,366 5,600,506,341 1,731,679,240 14,217,630,251 2,543,949,504 62,747,263
Sep-02 20,057,945,283 5,041,117,690 1,890,730,961 13,846,036,951 2,551,620,429 57,890,049
Oct-02 21,383,265,777 5,489,941,880 2,089,180,130 15,352,155,163 2,715,666,408 66,099,111
Nov-02 19,902,217,523 5,073,200,116 1,972,543,440 13,976,572,696 2,761,657,133 73,529,502
Dec-02 17,221,246,443 4,664,546,966 2,589,688,314 11,676,220,095 2,237,187,581 63,189,935
Jan-03 18,631,976,143 4,891,728,981 2,678,770,991 12,874,507,934 2,192,718,973 67,962,921
Feb-03 18,925,670,616 4,969,339,998 2,835,349,188 12,300,931,103 2,385,012,484 11,576,021
Mar-03 21,241,642,472 5,789,304,443 3,720,137,419 13,471,951,821 2,627,442,309 16,182,024
Apr-03 20,565,188,478 5,527,451,592 2,351,152,316 13,183,512,564 2,629,045,984 9,404,644
May-03 21,562,209,652 5,321,495,699 2,948,361,384 13,544,900,107 2,791,867,507 15,063,095
Jun-03 21,249,415,519 5,305,873,505 2,481,021,296 13,344,023,432 2,741,037,711 2,145,570
Jul-03 17,699,756,693 4,056,316,759 2,550,890,477 13,334,178,595 2,348,895,156 6,501,126
Aug-03 18,633,400,606 5,104,986,857 2,710,867,505 13,433,743,815 2,660,485,826 5,680,706
Sep-03 21,272,949,749 5,617,724,605 2,416,401,068 14,234,087,594 2,696,262,541 3,321,634
Oct-03 21,880,694,999 6,299,795,411 2,515,548,138 15,944,596,507 2,802,563,235 6,295,020
Nov-03 20,380,270,133 6,141,150,811 2,524,850,583 14,143,929,004 2,683,859,063 4,973,062
Dec-03 18,905,852,196 5,732,254,204 2,377,533,229 13,276,089,569 2,407,418,846 6,452,614
Jan-04 18,604,686,619 5,232,067,144 3,238,966,807 13,616,984,873 2,342,854,622 8,125,567
Feb-04 20,633,843,448 5,918,807,591 2,918,670,915 13,693,872,979 2,623,559,993 690,211
Mar-04 24,459,957,120 6,813,288,649 2,898,925,125 16,420,545,112 2,915,139,471 611,507
Apr-04 22,789,432,874 6,556,165,076 2,912,313,630 15,413,038,517 2,734,365,125 768,845
May-04 22,977,456,960 7,713,688,476 2,770,236,382 15,074,275,562 3,049,966,252 810,059
Jun-04 24,066,388,940 6,431,328,726 3,284,188,770 15,903,679,513 2,946,458,477 2,660,328
Jul-04 19,484,796,252 5,016,635,667 3,421,142,998 14,766,964,140 2,331,963,457 5,878,132
Aug-04 22,552,866,096 6,330,502,032 3,261,281,759 15,853,992,811 2,784,586,533 6,718,517
Sep-04 23,406,328,480 6,534,417,264 3,192,985,542 15,878,837,429 2,992,179,951 20,038,685
Oct-04 24,086,136,794 6,545,835,265 3,418,666,545 16,553,940,813 3,252,187,096 21,014,785
Nov-04 23,585,183,473 6,571,408,848 3,560,303,731 16,240,952,408 3,007,013,152 7,917,863
Dec-04 22,022,541,132 5,890,703,790 3,534,827,927 14,876,113,167 2,835,994,434 12,250,310
Jan-05 21,626,636,712 5,951,392,754 4,235,194,364 14,981,630,329 2,381,472,577 10,138,460
Feb-05 23,050,986,010 6,576,522,733 3,418,258,417 14,785,430,146 2,904,768,946 40,290,612
Mar-05 25,893,697,482 7,260,692,727 3,881,501,365 16,377,782,116 3,028,283,929 28,114,183
Apr-05 24,769,269,518 6,863,050,611 3,667,116,342 16,391,090,779 3,210,573,933 12,043,598
May-05 25,433,805,630 6,702,246,077 3,234,086,607 16,191,790,946 3,189,629,095 51,583,511
Jun-05 26,016,847,281 6,313,423,044 3,941,018,258 16,721,597,798 3,013,083,303 35,417,147
Jul-05 20,277,619,446 5,167,045,960 3,777,832,287 14,834,563,006 2,382,423,548 51,209,451
Aug-05 25,620,189,131 6,640,270,248 4,549,729,786 17,149,403,916 3,008,895,018 43,076,879
Sep-05 25,790,297,976 6,836,559,330 4,763,084,870 16,885,439,492 3,273,000,619 70,022,678
Oct-05 26,659,845,683 7,176,830,904 5,179,132,044 17,737,716,428 3,469,639,734 69,049,132
Nov-05 26,273,883,381 7,261,852,823 4,899,338,900 17,719,626,006 3,302,956,818 65,509,688
Dec-05 23,504,174,435 7,178,320,685 5,614,045,074 15,834,746,718 3,368,143,384 66,825,236
Jan-06 24,197,461,292 7,201,936,798 5,731,743,900 17,223,645,119 3,298,624,331 57,780,684
Feb-06 24,494,554,954 6,989,867,180 5,504,613,164 16,463,430,234 3,163,001,298 58,890,989
Mar-06 28,760,049,016 7,755,453,154 4,688,102,477 19,605,598,129 3,868,787,940 57,903,367
Apr-06 26,027,758,032 7,406,828,620 4,344,743,701 16,944,515,366 3,318,635,904 69,346,032
May-06 28,335,942,144 7,518,705,541 4,560,099,333 18,902,533,745 3,520,271,518 66,851,635
Jun-06 28,410,197,908 7,264,933,970 4,473,640,308 19,462,394,510 3,881,119,528 56,155,039
Jul-06 22,497,909,821 6,019,831,852 4,251,949,869 17,211,019,281 2,834,435,873 45,941,163
Aug-06 26,998,421,087 7,478,811,882 4,986,000,859 19,774,750,207 3,639,451,975 69,999,003
Sep-06 26,462,856,253 6,717,073,769 4,319,893,393 18,385,654,908 3,711,450,775 67,873,731
Oct-06 27,548,612,971 6,920,361,542 4,579,412,163 19,990,490,424 3,957,348,504 70,122,220
Nov-06 26,330,571,478 7,224,509,050 4,368,108,071 19,260,268,312 4,114,255,309 63,414,047
Dec-06 24,137,809,735 7,237,908,623 4,236,955,899 16,230,941,527 3,827,347,428 78,059,498
Jan-07 24,331,468,470 7,046,227,259 4,504,538,724 18,263,650,811 2,851,413,176 88,327,584
Feb-07 24,990,016,615 6,348,784,275 4,213,788,582 17,440,654,134 3,437,349,615 38,984,989
Mar-07 29,043,693,733 8,530,842,253 4,504,121,834 20,057,766,307 3,952,521,788 80,104,962
Apr-07 27,068,858,018 7,624,063,497 4,769,657,879 18,212,818,418 3,701,564,925 58,528,314
May-07 28,425,168,518 7,906,290,333 4,841,289,733 20,265,314,194 4,077,996,363 57,691,555
Jun-07 28,134,911,352 7,882,964,353 5,786,338,688 19,378,779,235 4,158,877,830 76,663,935
Jul-07 24,194,163,962 6,659,860,813 4,982,888,079 18,396,728,362 3,480,975,933 57,904,632
Aug-07 27,064,338,421 7,819,988,686 4,860,301,709 20,993,838,403 4,261,725,956 62,051,021
Sep-07 27,570,435,225 7,979,940,464 4,438,017,638 18,930,370,694 4,309,008,135 78,048,825
Oct-07 30,889,044,749 8,065,198,058 5,225,073,732 21,485,358,273 4,302,620,964 55,775,695
Nov-07 29,028,974,491 8,238,637,084 4,847,540,356 19,997,775,529 4,249,055,103 95,723,841
Dec-07 24,005,727,900 7,356,176,096 5,376,495,692 16,661,123,054 3,616,971,061 206,175,372
Jan-08 25,506,768,666 7,016,082,316 6,337,103,709 18,876,190,828 3,440,877,380 87,341,995
Feb-08 27,171,208,016 7,802,407,512 6,996,292,056 19,363,272,097 3,978,101,751 95,535,145

NOTES: Surface freight is useful in monitoring the value and modal patterns of trade with Canada and Mexico, our North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners. Canada is our largest trading partner. Mexico now ranks third. Surface modes include not only truck, rail, and pipeline, but also government mail and other miscellaneous modes.

U.S. - Canada Trade Feb-07 Feb-08
Truck (millions of dollars) 24,990 27,171
Percent change from same month previous year 2.02 8.73
Rail (millions of dollars) 6,349 7,802
Percent change from same month previous year -9.17 22.90
Pipeline (millions of dollars) 4,214 6,996
Percent change from same month previous year -23.45 66.03

U.S. - Mexico Trade Feb-07 Feb-08
Truck (millions of dollars) 17,441 19,363
Percent change from same month previous year 5.94 11.02
Rail (millions of dollars) 3,437 3,978
Percent change from same month previous year 8.67 15.73
Pipeline (millions of dollars) 39 96
Percent change from same month previous year -33.80 145.06

NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Dataset; available at http://www.bts.gov/ntda/tbscd/prod.html as of May 2008. The original data are from U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Exports of Merchandise data and U.S. Imports of Merchandise data.
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) • U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)
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