BTS | TABLE 6. Weight of U.S. Merchandise Imports Entering by Surface Modes: 2000-2003

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TABLE 6. Weight of U.S. Merchandise Imports Entering by Surface Modes: 2000-2003

(Short tons, thousands)

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Mode	U.S.-NAFTA imports (from Canada and Mexico)				U.S. imports from Canada				U.S. imports from Mexico				Percent change, 2000-2003
Mode	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	2000	2001	2002	2003	U.S.-NAFTA	U.S.-Canada	U.S.-Mexico
Truck	95,250	91,639	96,344	94,954	72,445	69,120	72,960	71,043	22,805	22,520	23,384	23,912	-0.3	-1.9	4.9
Rail	73,409	75,033	78,036	80,867	66,094	66,632	69,421	72,650	7,315	8,401	8,615	8,216	10.2	9.9	12.3
Pipeline	76,129	75,399	74,826	78,009	76,001	75,381	74,820	78,009	129	18	5	0.1	2.5	2.6	-99.9
Other¹	247	443	562	592	95	263	103	225	152	180	458	367	139.7	137.5	141.0
Total	245,035	242,514	249,768	254,421	214,635	211,395	217,305	221,927	30,400	31,119	32,463	32,495	3.8	3.4	6.9
Relative percent share of weight
Truck	38.9	37.8	38.6	37.3	33.8	32.7	33.6	32.0	75.0	72.4	72.0	73.6
Rail	30.0	30.9	31.2	31.8	30.8	31.5	31.9	32.7	24.1	27.0	26.5	25.3
Pipeline	31.1	31.1	30.0	30.7	35.4	35.7	34.4	35.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
Other¹	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.4	1.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

KEY: NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement

¹Includes "flyaway aircraft" (i.e., aircraft moving from manufacturer to customer and not carrying any freight), vessels moving under their own power, pedestrians carrying freight, and miscellaneous.

NOTES: Other includes "flyaway aircraft" (i.e., aircraft moving from manufacturer to customer and not carrying any freight), vessels moving under their own power, pedestrians carrying freight, and miscellaneous. Weight data for U.S. exports are unavailable because U.S. exporters using land modes are not required to file this information. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data as of October 2004.