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October Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 2.1 Percent from October
2007
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Thursday, January
08, 2009 - Trade using surface transportation between the United
States and its North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.1 percent lower in October 2008 than
in October 2007, reaching $72.7 billion, according to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1).
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico rose
1.2 percent in October from September (Table 2). Month-to-month changes can be affected by
seasonal variations and other factors.
Surface transportation consists largely of freight movements
by truck, rail and pipeline. About 88
percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moves on land.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in October
was up 38.8 percent compared to October 2003, and up 74.9 percent compared to October
1998, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports
in October were up 75 percent compared to October 1998, while exports were up 74.8
percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade totaled $44.8 billion
in October, down 6.1 percent compared to October 2007 (Table 4). The value of imports carried by truck was 17.5
percent lower in October 2008 compared to October 2007, while the value of exports
carried by truck was 9.5 percent lower.
Michigan led
all states in surface trade with Canada in October with $5.3 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $27.9
billion in October, up 5.1 percent compared to October 2007 (Table 6). The value of imports carried by truck was 5.9
percent lower in October 2008 than October 2007 while the value of exports carried
by truck was 18.4 percent higher.
Texas led all
states in surface trade with Mexico in October with $9.0 billion (Table 7).
The TransBorder Freight Data are a unique subset of official U.S. foreign
trade statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau. New data are tabulated monthly and historical
data are not adjusted for inflation. October
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of Dec. 17.
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/. BTS will release November TransBorder numbers
on Jan. 29.
Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
January |
61,189 |
60,649 |
65,160 |
-0.9 |
7.4 |
February |
59,804 |
59,667 |
69,406 |
-0.2 |
16.3 |
March |
68,213 |
69,768 |
70,787 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
April |
61,742 |
65,015 |
74,317 |
5.3 |
14.3 |
May |
65,994 |
69,423 |
74,128 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
June |
66,898 |
69,526 |
74,139 |
3.9 |
6.6 |
July |
55,939 |
61,823 |
71,628 |
10.5 |
15.9 |
August |
66,354 |
69,158 |
72,254 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
September |
63,295 |
66,771 |
71,801 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
October |
66,846 |
74,249 |
72,683 |
11.1 |
-2.1 |
November |
64,805 |
70,352 |
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8.6 |
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December |
59,049 |
60,902 |
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3.1 |
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Jan-Oct |
636,273 |
666,049 |
716,304 |
4.7 |
7.5 |
Annual |
760,127 |
797,303 |
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4.9 |
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Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note:
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2. U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
41,974 |
40,304 |
39,905 |
-1.0 |
-4.9 |
Exports |
32,275 |
31,497 |
32,778 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
Total |
74,249 |
71,801 |
72,683 |
1.2 |
-2.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
27,065 |
23,896 |
23,824 |
-0.3 |
-12.0 |
Exports |
25,310 |
24,175 |
25,316 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
Rail |
Imports |
8,199 |
7,327 |
7,625 |
4.1 |
-7.0 |
Exports |
4,169 |
4,423 |
4,842 |
9.5 |
16.1 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
5,130 |
7,430 |
6,789 |
-8.6 |
32.4 |
Exports |
151 |
505 |
303 |
-40.0 |
100.1 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Notes: Numbers may not add to totals due to
rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding. The value of trade for all
surface modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail and pipeline modes,
it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, other and
unknown modes of transportation. For additional detail refer to the
“Data Fields” Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.Pipeline export data are not currently available for
March 2008.
Table 3. October 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with October of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2007 |
-4.9 |
1.6 |
-2.1 |
2006 |
5.2 |
13.4 |
8.7 |
2005 |
7.3 |
22.4 |
13.6 |
2004 |
22.5 |
34.9 |
27.8 |
2003 |
33.6 |
45.7 |
38.8 |
2002 |
41.6 |
52.8 |
46.4 |
2001 |
49.0 |
57.2 |
52.6 |
2000 |
36.2 |
46.2 |
40.5 |
1999 |
59.0 |
60.0 |
59.4 |
1998 |
75.0 |
74.8 |
74.9 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 4. U.S. Surface Trade with Canada by Mode of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
26,309 |
26,708 |
25,048 |
-6.2 |
-4.8 |
Exports |
21,375 |
20,069 |
19,704 |
-1.8 |
-7.8 |
Total |
47,684 |
46,778 |
44,752 |
-4.3 |
-6.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
14,206 |
12,611 |
11,720 |
-7.1 |
-17.5 |
Exports |
16,683 |
15,354 |
15,098 |
-1.7 |
-9.5 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,698 |
5,408 |
5,233 |
-3.2 |
-8.2 |
Exports |
2,368 |
2,658 |
2,577 |
-3.1 |
8.8 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
5,117 |
7,416 |
6,768 |
-8.7 |
32.3 |
Exports |
108 |
206 |
217 |
5.4 |
100.9 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: Numbers may not add
to totals due to rounding. Percent
changes based on numbers prior to rounding. The value of trade for all surface modes is not equal to the sum
of truck, rail and pipeline modes, it also includes shipments made by mail,
foreign trade zones, other and unknown modes of transportation. For
additional detail refer to the “Data Fields” Section of the TransBorder web
page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.Pipeline export data are
not currently available for March 2008.
Table 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation Ranked
by October 2008 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
5,291 |
2 |
Illinois |
4,203 |
3 |
Ohio |
3,096 |
4 |
New York |
2,775 |
5 |
California |
2,768 |
6 |
Texas |
2,312 |
7 |
Washington |
1,937 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
1,847 |
9 |
Minnesota |
1,704 |
10 |
Indiana |
1,302 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 6. U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico by Mode of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
15,665 |
13,596 |
14,857 |
9.3 |
-5.2 |
Exports |
10,901 |
11,427 |
13,074 |
14.4 |
19.9 |
Total |
26,565 |
25,023 |
27,932 |
11.6 |
5.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,859 |
11,285 |
12,104 |
7.3 |
-5.9 |
Exports |
8,626 |
8,821 |
10,218 |
15.8 |
18.4 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,501 |
1,919 |
2,392 |
24.7 |
-4.3 |
Exports |
1,802 |
1,765 |
2,265 |
28.4 |
25.7 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
13 |
14 |
21 |
47.1 |
67.4 |
Exports |
43 |
299 |
86 |
-71.4 |
97.9 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding. The value of trade for all
surface modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail and pipeline modes,
it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, other and
unknown modes of transportation. For additional detail refer to the
“Data Fields” Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html
Table 7. Top 10
States Trading with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation Ranked by October 2008 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
9,043 |
2 |
California |
4,812 |
3 |
Michigan |
2,835 |
4 |
Illinois |
1,160 |
5 |
Arizona |
1,002 |
6 |
Ohio |
836 |
7 |
Tennessee |
580 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
503 |
9 |
North Carolina |
477 |
10 |
Indiana |
416 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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