Table 6-3b,,,,,,,
Top Mexican Gateways for North American Merchandise,,,,,,,
Trade by Mode: 1996p,,,,,,,
(Current value in millions of U.S. dollars),,,,,,,
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Port Name,Exports ,,,Imports,,,
,,,,,,,Total
,,To the,,,From the,,North
,,United,Total North,From,United,Total North,American
,To Canada,States,American,Canada,States,American,trade
,,,,,,,
Air,,,,,,,
"    Mexico City, D.F. ",34,573,607,97,"1,344","1,440","2,047"
"    Guadalajara, Jal. ",50,939,989,28,589,617,"1,606"
"    Monterrey, N.L. ",17,122,138,5,114,119,257
"    Toluca, Edo. de Mex. ",1,131,132,2,49,51,183
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Water Transport,,,,,,,
"    Ciudad del Carmen, Camp.a",137,"5,477","5,613",U,39,39,"5,652"
"    Coatzacoalcos, Ver. ",3,"3,606","3,609",2,259,261,"3,870"
"    Veracruz, Ver. ",12,900,912,108,"1,011","1,119","2,031"
    Manzanillo Col. ,6,322,328,158,80,238,565
"    Tuxpan, Ver.",0,5,5,1,545,546,551
"    Altamira, Tamps. ",3,181,184,7,357,364,548
"    Lázaro Cárdenas, Mich. ",3,217,220,55,101,156,375
"    Guaymas, Son. ",U,31,U,21,52,73,U
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Land,,,,,,,
"    Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. ",792,"18,145","18,937",722,"16,188","16,909","35,847"
"    Ciudad Juárez, Chih. ",19,"12,224","12,243",18,"11,805","11,823","24,066"
"    Tijuana, B.C. ",16,"8,433","8,449",49,"5,764","5,813","14,262"
"    Matamoros, Tamps. ",25,"3,729","3,754",47,"4,624","4,672","8,425"
"    Ciudad Reynosa, Tamps. ",34,"3,621","3,655",22,"3,394","3,415","7,070"
"    Piedras Negras, Coah. ",872,"3,482","4,354",91,"1,905","1,996","6,350"
"    Colombia, N.L. ",64,"2,685","2,749",42,"1,110","1,152","3,901"
"aRepresents Cayo Arcas, Camp. which is an offshore platform for oil trade.",,,,,,,
KEY: p = Data are preliminary. ,U = Data are unavailable.,,,,,,
NOTES,,,,,,,
Air: These four airports account for approximately 88 percent of Mexican trade by air with Canada and the United States. Data for,,,,,,,
other airports are unavailable.,,,,,,,
Water transport: These eight water ports account for approximately 90 percent of Mexican trade by water with Canada and the United,,,,,,,
States. Data for other water ports are unavailable.,,,,,,,
"Land: Data are unavailable to separate land ports by the specific modes of road, rail and pipeline. Land data in this table include both",,,,,,,
road and rail modes.,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Dirección General de Estadística. Dirección de Estadísticas",,,,,,,
"Económicas. Based on data developed through an interagency working group including the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público,",,,,,,,
"Banco de México and Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1999).",,,,,,,