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2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 4.1 Percent from 2007
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - Surface transportation trade between
the
United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was
4.1 percent higher in 2008 than in 2007, reaching $830 billion, according to
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of
Transportation. The 4.1 percent rate of
growth was the smallest year-to-year growth rate since 2003 (Table 1).
BTS, a part of the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), reported that surface
transportation trade with Canada and Mexico grew
8.6 percent during the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period in
2007. It declined 0.3 percent in the final six months and 9.4 percent in
the October-to-December period compared to 2007. For 2008 data by month, see
the BTS December North American Surface Freight press release at http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2009/bts010_09/html/bts010_09.html
Total North
American surface transportation imports rose 2.7 percent in 2008 from 2007, and
exports rose by 5.9 percent during the same period (Table 2).
In
2008, 86 percent of U.S. merchandise trade by value with Canada and Mexico moved on land. Total North American surface
transportation trade value in 2008 was up 47.5 percent compared to 2003, and up
83.7 percent compared to 1998, a period of 10 years (Table 3).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation
trade totaled $537 billion in 2008, up 5.1 percent compared to 2007 (Table 4). The value of imports carried by truck was 6.0
percent lower in 2008 than 2007 while the value of exports carried by truck was
2.4 percent higher.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in 2008 with $67.0 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $293 billion in 2008, up 2.3 percent compared to 2007 (Table 6). The value of imports carried by truck was 2.1
percent lower in 2008 than 2007 while the value of exports carried by truck was
7.8 percent higher.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in 2008 with $94.1 billion (Table 7).
The TransBorder Freight Dataset is
a special extract of the official U.S. foreign trade statistics. The data are obtained
by BTS from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division. TransBorder numbers include data received by
BTS as of Feb. 11.
The news release and summary tables
can be found at www.bts.gov. More information on transborder freight data is
posted on the BTS website at http://www.bts.gov/transborder/.
Table 1. Annual Value of U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico and Percent Change from Previous Year
(millions
of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1998 |
451,736 |
6.0 |
1999 |
501,250 |
11.0 |
2000 |
575,713 |
14.9 |
2001 |
547,312 |
-4.9 |
2002 |
540,795 |
-1.2 |
2003 |
562,776 |
4.1 |
2004 |
633,563 |
12.6 |
2005 |
697,987 |
10.2 |
2006 |
760,127 |
8.9 |
2007 |
797,303 |
4.9 |
2008 |
829,875 |
4.1 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight
Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 2. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
434,094 |
452,486 |
464,606 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
Exports |
326,032 |
344,817 |
365,269 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
Total |
760,127 |
797,303 |
829,875 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
276,348 |
287,441 |
275,577 |
4.0 |
-4.1 |
Exports |
257,310 |
267,390 |
278,857 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
Rail |
Imports |
89,122 |
93,022 |
89,022 |
4.4 |
-4.3 |
Exports |
39,749 |
44,837 |
51,403 |
12.8 |
14.6 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
53,921 |
55,184 |
82,212 |
2.3 |
49.0 |
Exports |
2,887 |
4,122 |
5,564 |
42.8 |
35.0 |
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 and other transportation. Numbers may not add to totals due
to rounding.
Table 3: Prior Year Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with 2008
Excel | CSV
2007 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
2006 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
9.2 |
2005 |
15.9 |
22.9 |
18.9 |
2004 |
27.5 |
35.7 |
31.0 |
2003 |
44.2 |
51.9 |
47.5 |
2002 |
50.3 |
57.7 |
53.5 |
2001 |
48.6 |
55.7 |
51.6 |
2000 |
43.5 |
44.9 |
44.1 |
1999 |
66.7 |
64.2 |
65.6 |
1998 |
90.5 |
75.7 |
83.7 |
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 |
278,889 |
284,773 |
301,128 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
Exports |
209,283 |
226,058 |
235,681 |
8.0 |
4.3 |
Total |
488,172 |
510,831 |
536,809 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
149,884 |
150,404 |
141,353 |
0.4 |
-6.0 |
Exports |
164,318 |
174,343 |
178,593 |
6.1 |
2.4 |
Rail |
Imports |
63,258 |
65,962 |
63,757 |
4.3 |
-3.3 |
Exports |
22,478 |
25,497 |
29,438 |
13.4 |
15.5 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
53,865 |
55,016 |
82,018 |
2.1 |
49.1 |
Exports |
2,180 |
3,334 |
4,313 |
53.0 |
29.4 |
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 and other transportation.
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Table 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation, in 2008 Ranked by Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
67,041 |
2 |
Illinois |
52,329 |
3 |
New York |
36,485 |
4 |
Ohio |
34,124 |
5 |
California |
31,915 |
6 |
Texas |
27,878 |
7 |
Washington |
23,349 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
21,535 |
9 |
Minnesota |
19,395 |
10 |
Indiana |
15,758 |
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 |
155,205 |
167,713 |
163,478 |
8.1 |
-2.5 |
Exports |
116,749 |
118,758 |
129,587 |
1.7 |
9.1 |
Total |
271,954 |
286,472 |
293,065 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
Truck |
Imports |
126,464 |
137,037 |
134,224 |
8.4 |
-2.1 |
Exports |
92,992 |
93,047 |
100,264 |
0.1 |
7.8 |
Rail |
Imports |
25,864 |
27,060 |
25,265 |
4.6 |
-6.6 |
Exports |
17,271 |
19,340 |
21,965 |
12.0 |
13.6 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
55 |
169 |
193 |
204.5 |
14.6 |
Exports |
707 |
787 |
1,250 |
11.4 |
58.8 |
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 and other transportation. Numbers may not add to totals due
to rounding.
Table 7. Top 10
States Trading with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation in 2008, Ranked by Surface Trade Value
(millions of
dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
94,107 |
2 |
California |
48,951 |
3 |
Michigan |
29,579 |
4 |
Illinois |
11,032 |
5 |
Arizona |
10,857 |
6 |
Ohio |
8,276 |
7 |
Tennessee |
5,793 |
8 |
North Carolina |
5,563 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
4,978 |
10 |
Georgia |
4,806 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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