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September
2008 Surface Trade with
Canada and Mexico Rose 7.5 Percent from September 2007
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Monday, December 1, 2008 - Trade
using surface transportation between the
United
States and its North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 7.5 percent higher in September
2008 than in September 2007, reaching $71.8 billion, according to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1).
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell
0.6 percent in September from August (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 88 percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moves on land.
The
value of U.S. surface
transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in September
was up 46.9 percent compared to September 2003, and up 82.8 percent compared to
September 1998, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports in September were up 87.6 percent compared to September 1998,
while exports were up 76.9 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $46.8 billion in September, up 9.7 percent compared to September 2007 (Table
4). The value of imports carried by
truck was unchanged in September 2008 compared to September 2007, while the
value of exports carried by truck was 2.6 percent higher.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in September with $5.9 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $25.0 billion in September, up 3.8 percent compared to September
2007 (Table 6). The value of imports
carried by truck was 0.7 percent lower in September 2008 than September 2007
while the value of exports carried by truck was 16.6 percent higher.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in September with $8.2 billion (Table 7).
The TransBorder Freight Data are a unique
subset of official U.S. foreign trade statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau. New data are tabulated monthly and historical
data are not adjusted for inflation. September
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of Nov. 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 October TransBorder numbers on
Jan. 8, 2009.
Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
January |
61,189 |
60,649 |
65,160 |
-0.9 |
7.4 |
February |
59,804 |
59,667 |
69,406 |
-0.2 |
16.3 |
March |
68,213 |
69,768 |
70,787 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
April |
61,742 |
65,015 |
74,317 |
5.3 |
14.3 |
May |
65,994 |
69,423 |
74,128 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
June |
66,898 |
69,526 |
74,139 |
3.9 |
6.6 |
July |
55,939 |
61,823 |
71,628 |
10.5 |
15.9 |
August |
66,354 |
69,158 |
72,254 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
September |
63,295 |
66,771 |
71,801 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
October |
66,846 |
74,249 |
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11.1 |
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November |
64,805 |
70,352 |
|
8.6 |
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December |
59,049 |
60,902 |
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3.1 |
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Jan-Sep |
569,427 |
591,799 |
643,620 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
Annual |
760,127 |
797,303 |
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4.9 |
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Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note:
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2. U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico by Mode of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
37,574 |
40,821 |
40,304 |
-1.3 |
7.3 |
Exports |
29,197 |
31,434 |
31,497 |
0.2 |
7.9 |
Total |
66,771 |
72,254 |
71,801 |
-0.6 |
7.5 |
Truck |
Imports |
23,977 |
22,919 |
23,896 |
4.3 |
-0.3 |
Exports |
22,524 |
23,917 |
24,175 |
1.1 |
7.3 |
Rail |
Imports |
8,299 |
8,287 |
7,327 |
-11.6 |
-11.7 |
Exports |
3,990 |
4,779 |
4,423 |
-7.5 |
10.8 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
4,125 |
8,151 |
7,430 |
-8.8 |
80.1 |
Exports |
391 |
367 |
505 |
37.5 |
29.0 |
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, 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.
Pipeline export data are not currently available for
March 2008.
Table 3. September 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with September of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2007 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
2006 |
11.2 |
16.4 |
13.4 |
2005 |
13.6 |
22.6 |
17.4 |
2004 |
28.1 |
34.3 |
30.8 |
2003 |
43.4 |
51.7 |
46.9 |
2002 |
53.9 |
60.7 |
56.8 |
2001 |
64.7 |
75.0 |
69.0 |
2000 |
44.0 |
48.7 |
46.0 |
1999 |
66.3 |
64.6 |
65.6 |
1998 |
87.6 |
76.9 |
82.8 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 4. U.S. Surface Trade with Canada by Mode of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
23,300 |
26,804 |
26,708 |
-0.4 |
14.6 |
Exports |
19,354 |
19,986 |
20,069 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
Total |
42,654 |
46,791 |
46,778 |
-0.0 |
9.7 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,610 |
11,510 |
12,611 |
9.6 |
0.0 |
Exports |
14,961 |
14,960 |
15,354 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,702 |
6,054 |
5,408 |
-10.7 |
-5.2 |
Exports |
2,278 |
2,856 |
2,658 |
-6.9 |
16.7 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
4,113 |
8,126 |
7,416 |
-8.7 |
80.3 |
Exports |
325 |
291 |
206 |
-29.3 |
-36.5 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: 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, 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.
Pipeline export data are
not currently available for March 2008.
Table 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
Ranked
by September 2008 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
5,898 |
2 |
Illinois |
4,748 |
3 |
New York |
3,184 |
4 |
Ohio |
3,078 |
5 |
California |
2,698 |
6 |
Texas |
2,213 |
7 |
Pennsylvania |
1,985 |
8 |
Washington |
1,916 |
9 |
Minnesota |
1,696 |
10 |
Indiana |
1,344 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 6. U.S. Surface Trade with Mexico by Mode of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
14,274 |
14,016 |
13,596 |
-3.0 |
-4.8 |
Exports |
9,843 |
11,448 |
11,427 |
-0.2 |
16.1 |
Total |
24,118 |
25,464 |
25,023 |
-1.7 |
3.8 |
Truck |
Imports |
11,367 |
11,410 |
11,285 |
-1.1 |
-0.7 |
Exports |
7,563 |
8,958 |
8,821 |
-1.5 |
16.6 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,597 |
2,233 |
1,919 |
-14.1 |
-26.1 |
Exports |
1,712 |
1,923 |
1,765 |
-8.2 |
3.1 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
12 |
25 |
14 |
-42.1 |
24.1 |
Exports |
67 |
76 |
299 |
293.8 |
349.0 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Note: 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, 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
Table 7. Top 10
States Trading with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
Ranked by September 2008 Surface Trade
Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
8,227 |
2 |
California |
4,358 |
3 |
Michigan |
2,254 |
4 |
Illinois |
1,008 |
5 |
Ohio |
782 |
6 |
Arizona |
771 |
7 |
Tennessee |
498 |
8 |
North Carolina |
474 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
421 |
10 |
Georgia |
378 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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