Table 2. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation,,,,,,
(millions of dollars),,,,,,
Mode,,August 2006,July 2007,August 2007,Percent Change July 2007-August 2007,"Percent Change August
2006-2007"
All Surface Modes,Imports,"37,736","35,138","39,356",12.0,4.3
,Exports,"28,618","26,685","29,802",11.7,4.1
,Total,"66,354","61,823","69,158",11.9,4.2
Truck,Imports,"24,142","21,979","24,681",12.3,2.2
,Exports,"22,631","20,611","23,377",13.4,3.3
Rail,Imports,"7,605","6,914","8,419",21.8,10.7
,Exports,"3,514","3,227","3,663",13.5,4.2
Pipeline,Imports,"4,881","4,753","4,733",-0.4,-3.0
,Exports,175,288,189,-34.2,8.0
"Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/",,,,,,
"Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.  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 “Data Fields” Section of the TransBorder web page: http://www.bts.gov/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.",,,,,,