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January 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 27.2 Percent from January 2008
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - Surface
transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.2 percent lower in January 2009 than in January 2008, dropping
to $47.5 billion, the biggest year-to-year percentage decline on record, according
to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of
Transportation (Table 1). The $47.5 billion in U.S.-NAFTA trade in
January 2009 was the lowest monthly amount since January 2004.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell
10.3 percent in January from December (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 January
was up 3.9 percent in the five-year period compared to January 2004, and up 31.6
percent over the 10-year period compared to January 1999 (Table 3). Imports in January were up 26.4 percent
compared to January 1999, while exports were up 38.1 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade totaled $29.0
billion in January, down 31.1 percent compared to January 2008 (Table 4). The value of imports carried by truck was 31.3
percent lower in January 2009 compared to January 2008, while the value of
exports carried by truck was 27.2 percent lower.
Illinois led
all states in surface trade with Canada in January with $2.6 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $18.5 billion in January, down 20.0 percent compared to January
2008 (Table 6). The value of imports
carried by truck was 20.5 percent lower in January 2009 than January 2008 while
the value of exports carried by truck was 10.7 percent lower.
Texas led all
states in surface trade with Mexico in January with $6.3 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. January
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of March 13.
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 February TransBorder numbers
on April 30.
Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
January |
60,649 |
65,160 |
47,459 |
7.4 |
-27.2 |
February |
59,667 |
69,406 |
|
16.3 |
|
March |
69,768 |
70,787 |
|
1.5 |
|
April |
65,015 |
74,317 |
|
14.3 |
|
May |
69,423 |
74,128 |
|
6.8 |
|
June |
69,526 |
74,139 |
|
6.6 |
|
July |
61,823 |
71,628 |
|
15.9 |
|
August |
69,158 |
72,254 |
|
4.5 |
|
September |
66,771 |
71,801 |
|
7.5 |
|
October |
74,249 |
72,683 |
|
-2.1 |
|
November |
70,352 |
60,661 |
|
-13.8 |
|
December |
60,902 |
52,910 |
|
-13.1 |
|
Annual |
797,303 |
829,875 |
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4.1 |
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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 |
36,648 |
28,908 |
25,552 |
-11.6 |
-30.3 |
Exports |
28,512 |
24,002 |
21,907 |
-8.7 |
-23.2 |
Total |
65,160 |
52,910 |
47,459 |
-10.3 |
-27.2 |
Truck |
Imports |
22,495 |
18,042 |
16,629 |
-7.8 |
-26.1 |
Exports |
21,887 |
18,576 |
17,249 |
-7.1 |
-21.2 |
Rail |
Imports |
6,630 |
5,263 |
4,017 |
-23.7 |
-39.4 |
Exports |
3,827 |
3,010 |
2,457 |
-18.4 |
-35.8 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
6,006 |
4,384 |
3,809 |
-13.1 |
-36.6 |
Exports |
418 |
261 |
366 |
39.9 |
-12.6 |
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 and other
transportation. For additional detail refer to the “Data Fields”
Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.
Table 3. January 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with January of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2008 |
-30.3 |
-23.2 |
-27.2 |
2007 |
-27.0 |
-14.6 |
-21.7 |
2006 |
-29.1 |
-12.9 |
-22.4 |
2005 |
-15.1 |
-1.5 |
-9.3 |
2004 |
-3.0 |
13.2 |
3.9 |
2003 |
1.3 |
18.3 |
8.5 |
2002 |
7.7 |
24.5 |
14.9 |
2001 |
-5.0 |
12.8 |
2.5 |
2000 |
4.8 |
17.2 |
10.2 |
1999 |
26.4 |
38.1 |
31.6 |
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 |
23,752 |
17,821 |
15,655 |
-12.2 |
-34.1 |
Exports |
18,290 |
15,072 |
13,317 |
-11.6 |
-27.2 |
Total |
42,043 |
32,893 |
28,972 |
-11.9 |
-31.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
11,584 |
9,047 |
7,956 |
-12.1 |
-31.3 |
Exports |
13,922 |
11,488 |
10,133 |
-11.8 |
-27.2 |
Rail |
Imports |
4,947 |
3,484 |
3,050 |
-12.4 |
-38.3 |
Exports |
2,069 |
1,679 |
1,427 |
-15.0 |
-31.0 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
5,984 |
4,378 |
3,800 |
-13.2 |
-36.5 |
Exports |
353 |
217 |
321 |
47.9 |
-9.2 |
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 and other transportation. For additional detail
refer to the “Data Fields” Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.
Table 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
Ranked
by January 2009 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Illinois |
2,625 |
2 |
Michigan |
2,340 |
3 |
New
York |
1,972 |
4 |
Texas |
1,818 |
5 |
Ohio |
1,712 |
6 |
California |
1,691 |
7 |
Washington |
1,344 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
1,284 |
9 |
Minnesota |
1,003 |
10 |
Tennessee |
873 |
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 |
12,895 |
11,086 |
9,897 |
-10.7 |
-23.3 |
Exports |
10,222 |
8,931 |
8,590 |
-3.8 |
-16.0 |
Total |
23,117 |
20,017 |
18,487 |
-7.6 |
-20.0 |
Truck |
Imports |
10,911 |
8,996 |
8,673 |
-3.6 |
-20.5 |
Exports |
7,965 |
7,088 |
7,116 |
0.4 |
-10.7 |
Rail |
Imports |
1,683 |
1,779 |
967 |
-45.7 |
-42.6 |
Exports |
1,757 |
1,332 |
1,030 |
-22.7 |
-41.4 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
22 |
6 |
8 |
41.8 |
-61.7 |
Exports |
65 |
45 |
45 |
1.1 |
-30.9 |
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 and other
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 January 2009 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
6,342 |
2 |
California |
3,207 |
3 |
Michigan |
1,070 |
4 |
Arizona |
933 |
5 |
Illinois |
669 |
6 |
Ohio |
541 |
7 |
Pennsylvania |
347 |
8 |
North Carolina |
325 |
9 |
Tennessee |
321 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
295 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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