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December 2008 Surface
Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 13.1
Percent from December
2007
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - Trade using
surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico , was 13.1 percent lower in December
2008 than in December 2007, dropping to $52.9 billion, according to the Bureau
of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1). December was the second straight month with a
year-to-year decline of greater than 13 percent.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell
12.8 percent in December from November (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 December
was up 16.5 percent compared to December 2003, and up 42.3 percent compared to December
1998, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports in December were up 41.9 percent compared to December 1998,
while exports were up 42.9 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $32.9 billion in December, down 17.0 percent compared to December 2007 (Table
4). The value of imports carried by
truck was 15.4 percent lower in December 2008 compared to December 2007, while the
value of exports carried by truck was 13.7 percent lower.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in December with $4.0 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $20.0 billion in December, down 6.0 percent compared to December
2007 (Table 6). The value of imports
carried by truck was 11.8 percent lower in December 2008 than December 2007
while the value of exports carried by truck was 9.7 percent higher.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in December with $6.4 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. December
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of Feb. 11.
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 January TransBorder numbers on
March 31.
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 |
72,683 |
11.1 |
-2.1 |
November |
64,805 |
70,352 |
60,661 |
8.6 |
-13.8 |
December |
59,049 |
60,902 |
52,910 |
3.1 |
-13.1 |
Annual |
760,127 |
797,303 |
829,875 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
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 |
34,497 |
32,808 |
28,908 |
-11.9 |
-16.2 |
Exports |
26,405 |
27,853 |
24,002 |
-13.8 |
-9.1 |
Total |
60,902 |
60,661 |
52,910 |
-12.8 |
-13.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
20,892 |
19,714 |
18,042 |
-8.5 |
-13.6 |
Exports |
19,775 |
21,328 |
18,576 |
-12.9 |
-6.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
7,137 |
6,763 |
5,263 |
-22.2 |
-26.3 |
Exports |
3,836 |
3,949 |
3,010 |
-23.8 |
-21.5 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
5,116 |
5,140 |
4,384 |
-14.7 |
-14.3 |
Exports |
466 |
343 |
261 |
-23.9 |
-44.0 |
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.
Table 3. December 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with December of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2007 |
-16.2 |
-9.1 |
-13.1 |
2006 |
-14.8 |
-4.5 |
-10.4 |
2005 |
-16.3 |
-2.3 |
-10.5 |
2004 |
-2.6 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
2003 |
11.4 |
23.2 |
16.5 |
2002 |
22.5 |
39.6 |
29.7 |
2001 |
32.6 |
45.9 |
38.3 |
2000 |
12.8 |
25.4 |
18.2 |
1999 |
23.7 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
1998 |
41.9 |
42.9 |
42.3 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 4. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
21,903 |
20,433 |
17,821 |
-12.8 |
-18.6 |
Exports |
17,707 |
17,349 |
15,072 |
-13.1 |
-14.9 |
Total |
39,610 |
37,782 |
32,893 |
-12.9 |
-17.0 |
Truck |
Imports |
10,694 |
9,907 |
9,047 |
-8.7 |
-15.4 |
Exports |
13,312 |
13,267 |
11,488 |
-13.4 |
-13.7 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,060 |
4,546 |
3,484 |
-23.4 |
-31.2 |
Exports |
2,296 |
2,143 |
1,679 |
-21.7 |
-26.9 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
5,099 |
5,132 |
4,378 |
-14.7 |
-14.1 |
Exports |
277 |
255 |
217 |
-15.1 |
-21.9 |
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 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
Ranked
by December 2008 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
4,000 |
2 |
Illinois |
3,034 |
3 |
New
York |
2,169 |
4 |
Ohio |
2,076 |
5 |
California |
1,973 |
6 |
Texas |
1,854 |
7 |
Washington |
1,395 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
1,324 |
9 |
Tennessee |
1,069 |
10 |
Minnesota |
1,004 |
Source: BTS TransBorder
Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
Table 6. U.S. Merchandise Trade with Mexico by Surface Modes of Transportation
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
All Surface Modes |
Imports |
12,593 |
12,375 |
11,086 |
-10.4 |
-12.0 |
Exports |
8,698 |
10,504 |
8,931 |
-15.0 |
2.7 |
Total |
21,292 |
22,879 |
20,017 |
-12.5 |
-6.0 |
Truck |
Imports |
10,198 |
9,807 |
8,996 |
-8.3 |
-11.8 |
Exports |
6,463 |
8,061 |
7,088 |
-12.1 |
9.7 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,077 |
2,217 |
1,779 |
-19.7 |
-14.4 |
Exports |
1,540 |
1,805 |
1,332 |
-26.2 |
-13.5 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
17 |
8 |
6 |
-21.3 |
-65.6 |
Exports |
189 |
88 |
45 |
-49.4 |
-76.4 |
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 December 2008 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
6,442 |
2 |
California |
3,308 |
3 |
Michigan |
2,034 |
4 |
Arizona |
839 |
5 |
Illinois |
762 |
6 |
Ohio |
571 |
7 |
Tennessee |
392 |
8 |
North Carolina |
355 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
329 |
10 |
Georgia |
324 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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