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Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 12.0 Percent in November 2005 from November 2004
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 12.0 percent higher in November 2005 than in November 2004, reaching $62.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1).
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), reported that total North American surface transportation trade fell 1.7 percent in November from October (Table 2). Month-to-month changes can be affected by seasonal variations and other factors.
Surface transportation consists largely of freight movements by truck, rail and pipeline. About 90 percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moves on land.
Total North American surface transportation trade value in November was up 41.6 percent compared to November 2001, and up 95.1 percent compared to November 1995, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports in November were up 106.1 percent compared to November 1995, while exports were up 81.7 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade totaled $41.0 billion in November, up 13.3 percent compared to November 2004 (Table 4). The value of imports carried by truck was 11.5 percent higher in November 2005 than November 2004 while the value of exports carried by truck was 11.3 percent higher.
Michigan led all states in surface trade with Canada in November with $6.9 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S. – Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $21.8 billion in November, up 9.7 percent compared to November 2004 (Table 6). The value of imports carried by truck was 10.9 percent higher in November 2005 than November 2004 while the value of exports carried by truck was 6.7 percent higher.
Texas led all states in surface trade with Mexico in November with $7.1 billion (Table 7).
The Transborder Freight Dataset is a special extract of the official U.S. foreign trade statistics. The data are tabulated for BTS monthly by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division. November transborder numbers include data received by BTS as of Jan. 13.
The news release and summary tables can be found at www.bts.gov. More information on transborder freight data and data from previous months are posted on the BTS website at http://www.bts.gov/transborder/. BTS will release December transborder numbers on Feb. 28.
Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico
(millions of dollars)
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Month |
2004 |
2005 |
Percent Change 2004-2005 |
January |
45,686 |
52,334 |
14.6 |
February |
48,170 |
53,592 |
11.3 |
March |
56,269 |
59,436 |
5.6 |
April |
53,195 |
58,297 |
9.6 |
May |
53,155 |
57,870 |
8.9 |
June |
55,422 |
59,431 |
7.2 |
July |
48,096 |
49,690 |
3.3 |
August |
53,577 |
60,188 |
12.3 |
September |
54,913 |
61,166 |
11.4 |
October |
56,880 |
63,985 |
12.5 |
November |
56,134 |
62,894 |
12.0 |
December |
52,065 |
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Year-to-date |
581,497 |
638,883 |
9.9 |
Annual |
633,563 |
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Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 2. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
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Mode |
November 2004 |
October 2005 |
November 2005 |
Percent Change October - November |
Percent Change November 2004-2005 |
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
32,005 |
37,199 |
36,387 |
−2.2 |
13.7 |
Exports |
24,129 |
26,786 |
26,507 |
−1.0 |
9.9 |
Total |
56,134 |
63,985 |
62,894 |
−1.7 |
12.0 |
Truck |
Imports |
20,764 |
23,271 |
23,095 |
−0.8 |
11.2 |
Exports |
19,062 |
21,126 |
20,899 |
−1.1 |
9.6 |
Rail |
Imports |
6,677 |
7,449 |
7,440 |
−0.1 |
11.4 |
Exports |
2,901 |
3,197 |
3,125 |
−2.3 |
7.7 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
3,465 |
5,079 |
4,753 |
−6.4 |
37.2 |
Exports |
104 |
169 |
212 |
25.5 |
104.7 |
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; Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 3. November 2005 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with November of Prior Years
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Compared to November in. |
Percent Change |
Imports |
Exports |
Total Surface
Trade |
2004 |
13.7 |
9.9 |
12.0 |
2003 |
33.1 |
25.5 |
29.8 |
2002 |
38.8 |
31.8 |
35.8 |
2001 |
44.9 |
37.3 |
41.6 |
2000 |
29.1 |
22.6 |
26.3 |
1999 |
43.6 |
29.2 |
37.1 |
1998 |
69.3 |
47.4 |
59.3 |
1997 |
86.3 |
53.7 |
71.0 |
1996 |
89.1 |
59.0 |
75.1 |
1995 |
106.1 |
81.7 |
95.1 |
Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 4. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
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Mode |
November 2004 |
October 2005 |
November 2005 |
Percent Change October - November |
Percent Change November 2004-2005 |
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
20,908 |
24,857 |
24,074 |
−3.1 |
15.1 |
Exports |
15,316 |
17,239 |
16,974 |
−1.5 |
10.8 |
Total |
36,224 |
42,097 |
41,048 |
−2.5 |
13.3 |
Truck |
Imports |
11,569 |
13,152 |
12,894 |
−2.0 |
11.5 |
Exports |
12,016 |
13,508 |
13,379 |
−1.0 |
11.3 |
Rail |
Imports |
4,988 |
5,427 |
5,546 |
2.2 |
11.2 |
Exports |
1,584 |
1,750 |
1,716 |
−1.9 |
8.4 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
3,465 |
5,079 |
4,753 |
−6.4 |
37.2 |
Exports |
96 |
100 |
147 |
46.6 |
53.2 |
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; Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation, Ranked by November 2005 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
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Rank |
State |
November 2005 |
1 |
Michigan |
6,935 |
2 |
New York |
2,796 |
3 |
Illinois |
2,774 |
4 |
California |
2,575 |
5 |
Ohio |
2,548 |
6 |
Texas |
1,812 |
7 |
Pennsylvania |
1,740 |
8 |
Washington |
1,666 |
9 |
Indiana |
1,328 |
10 |
Tennessee |
1,271 |
Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 6. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
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Mode |
November 2004 |
October 2005 |
November 2005 |
Percent Change October - November |
Percent Change November 2004-2005 |
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
11,097 |
12,342 |
12,312 |
−0.2 |
11.0 |
Exports |
8,813 |
9,547 |
9,534 |
−0.1 |
8.2 |
Total |
19,910 |
21,888 |
21,846 |
−0.2 |
9.7 |
Truck |
Imports |
9,195 |
10,120 |
10,200 |
0.8 |
10.9 |
Exports |
7,046 |
7,618 |
7,519 |
−1.3 |
6.7 |
Rail |
Imports |
1,690 |
2,023 |
1,894 |
−6.4 |
12.1 |
Exports |
1,317 |
1,447 |
1,409 |
−2.6 |
6.9 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
Exports |
8 |
69 |
66 |
−5.1 |
727.4 |
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; Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 7. Top 10 States Trading with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation, Ranked by November 2005 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
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Rank |
State |
November 2005 |
1 |
Texas |
7,075 |
2 |
California |
3,886 |
3 |
Michigan |
2,238 |
4 |
Arizona |
795 |
5 |
Illinois |
671 |
6 |
Ohio |
506 |
7 |
Indiana |
465 |
8 |
Tennessee |
446 |
9 |
New York |
414 |
10 |
North Carolina |
395 |
Source: BTS Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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