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U.S. Surface Trade: U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico

Value of U.S.-Canada Trade (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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Value of U.S.-Canada Trade (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted). If you are a user with a disability and cannot view this image, please call 800-853-1351 or email answers@bts.gov for further assistance.

Value of U.S.-Mexico Trade (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Value of U.S.-Mexico Trade (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted). If you are a user with a disability and cannot view this image, please call 800-853-1351 or email answers@bts.gov for further assistance.

Surface freight is useful in monitoring the value and modal patterns of trade with Canada and Mexico, our North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners. Canada is our largest trading partner, while Mexico now ranks second. Surface modes include not only truck, rail, and pipeline (shown here), but also government mail and other miscellaneous modes.

U.S. - Canada Trade May-02 May-03
Truck (millions of dollars) 21,558 21,562
Percent change from same month previous year -1.17 0.02
Rail (millions of dollars) 5,547 5,321
Percent change from same month previous year 4.49 -4.07
Pipeline (millions of dollars) 1,903 2,948
Percent change from same month previous year -29.19 54.95

 

U.S. - Mexico Trade May-02 May-03
Truck (millions of dollars) 14,213 13,545
Percent change from same month previous year 0.29 -4.70
Rail (millions of dollars) 2,766 2,792
Percent change from same month previous year 5.37 0.92
Pipeline (millions of dollars) 35 15
Percent change from same month previous year 244.68 -57.16

NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.

SOURCE: Data obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau by the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Dataset; July 31, 2003; available at: http://www.bts.gov/ntda/tbscd/prod.html.



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