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February Surface Trade
with
Canada and
Mexico Fell 0.2 Percent
from February 2006
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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BTS 20-07
Dave Smallen
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Monday,
April 30, 2007 - Trade using surface transportation between the
United
States and its North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in February
2007 amounted to $59.7 billion, 0.2 percent less than in February 2006, according
to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of
Transportation (Table 1).
BTS, a part
of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), reported that
the value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell
1.6 percent in February from January (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 90 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 February
was up 43.0 percent compared to February 2002, and up 75.8 percent compared to February
1997, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports
in February were up 86.8 percent compared to February 1997, while exports were
up 63.0 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $38.1 billion in February, down 3.4 percent compared to February 2006 (Table
4). The value of imports carried by
truck was 0.2 percent lower in February 2007 than February 2006, while the
value of exports carried by truck was 4.1 percent higher.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in February with $5.8 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S. - Mexico surface
transportation trade totaled $21.5 billion in February, up 5.9 percent compared
to February 2006 (Table 6). The value of
imports carried by truck was 10.7 percent higher in February 2007 than February
2006 while the value of exports carried by truck was 0.5 percent lower.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in February with $6.5 billion (Table 7).
The Transborder Freight Data are a
special extract of the official U.S. foreign trade statistics. The data are
tabulated for BTS monthly by the U.S. Census Bureau's Foreign Trade
Division. February Transborder numbers
include data received by BTS as of April 13.
The news release and summary tables
can be found at http://www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm. 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 March Transborder numbers on
May 31.
Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
January |
52,334 |
61,189 |
60,649 |
16.9 |
-0.9 |
February |
53,592 |
59,804 |
59,667 |
11.6 |
-0.2 |
March |
59,436 |
68,213 |
|
14.8 |
|
April |
58,297 |
61,742 |
|
5.9 |
|
May |
57,870 |
65,994 |
|
14.0 |
|
June |
59,431 |
66,898 |
|
12.6 |
|
July |
49,690 |
55,939 |
|
12.6 |
|
August |
60,188 |
66,354 |
|
10.2 |
|
September |
61,166 |
63,295 |
|
3.5 |
|
October |
63,985 |
66,846 |
|
4.5 |
|
November |
62,894 |
64,805 |
|
3.0 |
|
December |
59,104 |
59,049 |
|
-0.1 |
|
Year-to-date |
105,926 |
120,993 |
120,316 |
14.2 |
-0.6 |
Annual |
697,987 |
760,127 |
|
8.9 |
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Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to
rounding.
Table 2. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
34,603 |
35,009 |
33,978 |
-2.9 |
-1.8 |
Exports |
25,201 |
25,640 |
25,689 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
Total |
59,804 |
60,649 |
59,667 |
-1.6 |
-0.2 |
Truck |
Imports |
21,156 |
22,308 |
22,141 |
-0.7 |
4.7 |
Exports |
19,802 |
20,288 |
20,290 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
Rail |
Imports |
7,080 |
6,864 |
6,696 |
-2.4 |
-5.4 |
Exports |
3,073 |
3,034 |
3,090 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
5,319 |
4,298 |
3,968 |
-7.7 |
-25.4 |
Exports |
244 |
295 |
285 |
-3.4 |
16.6 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, 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 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. February 2007 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with February of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2006 |
-1.8 |
1.9 |
-0.2 |
2005 |
10.2 |
12.9 |
11.3 |
2004 |
22.0 |
26.4 |
23.9 |
2003 |
33.6 |
39.5 |
36.1 |
2002 |
41.6 |
44.9 |
43.0 |
2001 |
34.0 |
31.9 |
33.1 |
2000 |
34.0 |
25.1 |
30.0 |
1999 |
58.6 |
49.8 |
54.7 |
1998 |
76.0 |
48.3 |
62.9 |
1997 |
86.8 |
63.0 |
75.8 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, 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 |
23,167 |
22,660 |
21,275 |
-6.1 |
-8.2 |
Exports |
16,295 |
16,065 |
16.841 |
4.8 |
3.3 |
Total |
39,462 |
38,725 |
38,116 |
-1.6 |
-3.4 |
Truck |
Imports |
11,733 |
11,785 |
11,709 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
Exports |
12,761 |
12,547 |
13,281 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,307 |
5,322 |
4,692 |
-11.8 |
-11.6 |
Exports |
1,683 |
1,724 |
1,657 |
-3.9 |
-1.6 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
5,319 |
4,288 |
3,960 |
-7.6 |
-25.5 |
Exports |
186 |
216 |
254 |
17.3 |
36.7 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, 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 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 Ranked
by February 2007 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
5,789 |
2 |
Illinois |
2,687 |
3 |
Ohio |
2,484 |
4 |
New
York |
2,451 |
5 |
California |
2,348 |
6 |
Texas |
1,880 |
7 |
Washington |
1,477 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
1,353 |
9 |
Indiana |
1,334 |
10 |
Tennessee |
1,260 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, 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 |
11,436 |
12,349 |
12,703 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
Exports |
8,906 |
9,576 |
8,848 |
-7.6 |
-0.7 |
Total |
20,342 |
21,924 |
21,551 |
-1.7 |
5.9 |
Truck |
Imports |
9,423 |
10,523 |
10,432 |
-0.9 |
10.7 |
Exports |
7,041 |
7,741 |
7,009 |
-9.5 |
-0.5 |
Rail |
Imports |
1,774 |
1,541 |
2,005 |
30.0 |
13.0 |
Exports |
1,389 |
1,310 |
1,433 |
9.4 |
3.1 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
0 |
10 |
8 |
-21.1 |
NA |
Exports |
59 |
79 |
31 |
-60.1 |
-46.6 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, 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 Freight
data "Sources and Reliability" statement: http://www.bts.gov/ntda/tbscd/srfin.html;
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Table 7. Top 10
States Trading with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation Ranked by February 2007 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
6,539 |
2 |
California |
3,570 |
3 |
Michigan |
2,147 |
4 |
Arizona |
922 |
5 |
Illinois |
800 |
6 |
Tennessee |
561 |
7 |
Ohio |
508 |
8 |
New York |
434 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
408 |
10 |
Indiana |
391 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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