Table 2. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation,,,,,,
(millions of dollars),,,,,,
Mode,,March 2004,February 2005,March 2005,Percent Change        February - March,Percent Change March 2004-2005
All Surface Modes,Imports,"32,022","30,844","33,627",9.0,5.0
,Exports,"24,247","22,748","25,808",13.5,6.4
,Total,"56,269","53,592","59,436",10.9,5.6
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Truck,Imports,"21,438","19,899","21,955",10.3,2.4
,Exports,"19,443","17,938","20,317",13.3,4.5
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Rail,Imports,"6,895","6,676","7,075",6.0,2.6
,Exports,"2,833","2,805","3,210",14.4,13.3
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Pipeline,Imports,"2,773","3,240","3,550",9.6,28.0
,Exports,126,219,359,64.1,184.1
"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 Surface Freight data ""Sources and Reliability"" statement: http://www.bts.gov/ntda/tbscd/srfin.html",,,,,,
"Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/",,,,,,