Table 22,,,,,,,,,,
Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade with NAFTA Partners by Mode: 1997–2001,,,,,,,,,,
(Billions of dollars),,,,,,,,,,
,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,"Percentage
change,
2000–2001","Percentage
change,
1997–2001","Average annual
growth rate,
1997–2001",,
Total U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico,,,,,,,,,,
Truck, 323 , 350 , 385 , 429 , 395 ,–7.8, 22.3 , 5.2 ,,
Rail, 70 , 68 , 78 , 94 , 93 ,–1.7, 32.6 , 7.3 ,,
Air, 28 , 30 , 34 , 45 , 37 ,–17.7, 33.3 , 7.5 ,,
Water, 22 , 21 , 23 , 33 , 29 ,–10.1, 35.4 , 7.9 ,,
Pipeline, 14 , 11 , 12 , 24 , 26 ,12.0, 87.0 , 16.9 ,,
Other1, 19 , 23 , 25 , 29 , 33 ,12.4, 75.6 , 15.1 ,,
Total trade, 475 , 503 , 559 , 653 , 614 ,–6.1, 29.1 , 6.6 ,,
"Subtotal, land", 426 , 452 , 501 , 576 , 547 ,–4.9, 28.5 , 6.5 ,,
"Land, % of total", 89.6 , 89.9 , 89.7 , 88.1 , 89.2 ,,,,,
U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico,,,,,,,,,,
Truck, 167 , 175 , 190 , 212 , 192 ,–9.6, 15.1 , 3.6 ,,
Rail, 19 , 18 , 17 , 23 , 23 ,–0.3, 23.6 , 5.4 ,,
Air, 17 , 19 , 21 , 27 , 22 ,–18.7, 25.4 , 5.8 ,,
Water, 6 , 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 ,–5.0, 48.0 , 10.3 ,,
Pipeline, 0.2 , 0.2 , 0.3 , 0.5 , 1 ,11.7, 107.9 , 20.1 ,,
Other1, 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 19 ,18.3, 53.8 , 11.4 ,,
Total exports, 222 , 233 , 251 , 288 , 265 ,–8.0, 19.7 , 4.6 ,,
"Subtotal, land", 198 , 208 , 223 , 252 , 235 ,–6.9, 18.4 , 4.3 ,,
"Land, % of total", 89.5 , 89.2 , 88.7 , 87.5 , 88.4 ,,,,,
U.S. Imports from Canada and Mexico,,,,,,,,,,
Truck, 157 , 175 , 195 , 216 , 204 ,–6.0, 30.0 , 6.8 ,,
Rail, 51 , 49 , 61 , 71 , 69 ,–2.1, 36.0 , 8.0 ,,
Air, 10 , 11 , 13 , 18 , 15 ,–16.2, 46.7 , 10.1 ,,
Water, 16 , 14 , 16 , 23 , 21 ,–12.1, 30.6 , 6.9 ,,
Pipeline, 14 , 11 , 12 , 23 , 26 ,–12.0, 86.6 , 16.9 ,,
Other1, 6 , 9 , 10 , 13 , 14 ,5.4, 116.7 , 21.3 ,,
Total imports, 254 , 270 , 308 , 365 , 348 ,–4.6, 37.2 , 8.2 ,,
"Subtotal, land", 228 , 244 , 279 , 324 , 313 ,–3.4, 37.3 , 8.2 ,,
"Land, % of total", 89.7 , 90.5 , 90.5 , 88.7 , 89.8 ,,,,,
"1 Other includes ""flyaway aircraft"" (i.e., aircraft moving from the manufacturer to a customer and not carrying any freight), vessels moving under their own power, pedestrians carrying freight, and miscellaneous.",,,,,,,,,,
"NOTE: Shipments that neither originate nor terminate in the United States (i.e., in transit or in-bond shipments) are not included here, although they use the U.S. transportation system.These shipments are usually part of Mexico-Canada trade and simply pass through the United States. Merchandise trade data exclude export shipments valued at less than $2,500 and import shipments valued at less than $1,250. Individual modal totals may not sum to exact export or import totals due to rounding.",,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, May 2002; based on total trade, air and water data—U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, FT920 U.S. Merchandise Trade 2000 to 2001 (Washington, DC: 2000–2001); and all land modes—U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data, as of January 2002.",,,,,,,,,,
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