Table 2. U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode of Transportation,,,,,,
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Mode,,Jan-08,Dec-08,Jan-09,Percent Change Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009,Percent Change January 2008-2009
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
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Truck,Imports,"22,495","18,042","16,629",-7.8,-26.1
,Exports,"21,887","18,576","17,249",-7.1,-21.2
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Rail,Imports,"6,630","5,263","4,017",-23.7,-39.4
,Exports,"3,827","3,010","2,457",-18.4,-35.8
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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.",,,,,,
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