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February 2009 Surface
Trade with
Canada and Mexico Fell 30.9 Percent
from February
2008
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Thursday,
April 30, 2009 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States
and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was
30.9 percent lower in February
2009 than in February 2008, dropping to $47.9 billion, the biggest year-to-year
percentage decline on record, according to the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1). February was the fourth consecutive month
with a yearly decline of greater than 13 percent.
During the first two months of
2009, the value of surface trade dropped 29.1 percent compared to the first two
months of 2008.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico rose
1.0 percent in February 2009 from January 2009 (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 February
was down 0.5 percent compared to February 2004, a period of five years, and up 24.3
percent compared to February 1999, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports in February were up 19.5 percent
compared to February 1999, while exports were up 30.3 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $29.8 billion in February, down 33.8 percent compared to February 2008 (Table
4). The value of imports carried by
truck was 32.0 percent lower in February 2009 compared to February 2008, while the
value of exports carried by truck was 28.1 percent lower during this period.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in February with $3.1 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $18.1 billion in February, down 25.7 percent compared to February
2008 (Table 6). The value of imports
carried by truck was 26.4 percent lower in February 2009 than February 2008
while the value of exports carried by truck was 15.4 percent lower.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in February with $6.1 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. February
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of April 9.
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 March TransBorder numbers on May 28.
Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
January |
60,649 |
65,160 |
47,459 |
7.4 |
-27.2 |
February |
59,667 |
69,406 |
47,938 |
16.3 |
-30.9 |
March |
69,768 |
70,787 |
|
1.5 |
|
April |
65,015 |
74,317 |
|
14.3 |
|
May |
69,423 |
74,128 |
|
6.8 |
|
June |
69,526 |
74,139 |
|
6.6 |
|
July |
61,823 |
71,628 |
|
15.9 |
|
August |
69,158 |
72,254 |
|
4.5 |
|
September |
66,771 |
71,801 |
|
7.5 |
|
October |
74,249 |
72,683 |
|
-2.1 |
|
November |
70,352 |
60,661 |
|
-13.8 |
|
December |
60,902 |
52,910 |
|
-13.1 |
|
2-month
total |
120,316 |
134,566 |
95,398 |
11.8 |
-29.1 |
Annual |
797,303 |
829,875 |
|
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 |
39,533 |
25,552 |
25,586 |
0.1 |
-35.3 |
Exports |
29,874 |
21,907 |
22,352 |
2.0 |
-25.2 |
Total |
69,406 |
47,459 |
47,938 |
1.0 |
-30.9 |
Truck |
Imports |
24,013 |
16,629 |
16,981 |
2.1 |
-29.3 |
Exports |
22,522 |
17,249 |
17,199 |
-0.3 |
-23.6 |
Rail |
Imports |
7,524 |
4,017 |
4,279 |
6.5 |
-43.1 |
Exports |
4,257 |
2,457 |
2,661 |
8.3 |
-37.5 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
6,738 |
3,809 |
3,277 |
-14.0 |
-51.4 |
Exports |
354 |
366 |
508 |
38.9 |
43.5 |
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, and other
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. February 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with February of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2008 |
-35.3 |
-25.2 |
-30.9 |
2007 |
-24.7 |
-13.0 |
-19.7 |
2006 |
-26.1 |
-11.3 |
-19.8 |
2005 |
-17.0 |
-1.7 |
-10.5 |
2004 |
-8.1 |
10.0 |
-0.5 |
2003 |
0.6 |
21.4 |
9.4 |
2002 |
6.7 |
26.1 |
14.9 |
2001 |
0.9 |
14.8 |
6.9 |
2000 |
0.9 |
8.8 |
4.4 |
1999 |
19.5 |
30.3 |
24.3 |
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 |
25,600 |
15,655 |
15,630 |
-0.2 |
-38.9 |
Exports |
19,398 |
13,317 |
14,165 |
6.4 |
-27.0 |
Total |
44,998 |
28,972 |
29,795 |
2.8 |
-33.8 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,536 |
7,956 |
8,528 |
7.2 |
-32.0 |
Exports |
14,636 |
10,133 |
10,529 |
3.9 |
-28.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,364 |
3,050 |
3,026 |
-0.8 |
-43.6 |
Exports |
2,438 |
1,427 |
1,512 |
6.0 |
-38.0 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
6,724 |
3,800 |
3,270 |
-14.0 |
-51.4 |
Exports |
273 |
321 |
466 |
45.3 |
70.8 |
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, and other
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 February 2009
Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
3,090 |
2 |
Illinois |
2,533 |
3 |
New York |
2,195 |
4 |
California |
1,751 |
5 |
Ohio |
1,691 |
6 |
Texas |
1,632 |
7 |
Washington |
1,300 |
8 |
Pennsylvania |
1,267 |
9 |
Indiana |
898 |
10 |
Minnesota |
879 |
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 |
13,933 |
9,897 |
9,956 |
0.6 |
-28.5 |
Exports |
10,476 |
8,590 |
8,187 |
-4.7 |
-21.8 |
Total |
24,409 |
18,487 |
18,143 |
-1.9 |
-25.7 |
Truck |
Imports |
11,477 |
8,673 |
8,453 |
-2.5 |
-26.4 |
Exports |
7,886 |
7,116 |
6,670 |
-6.3 |
-15.4 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,159 |
967 |
1,253 |
29.6 |
-42.0 |
Exports |
1,819 |
1,030 |
1,149 |
11.6 |
-36.8 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
14 |
8 |
7 |
-16.8 |
-50.0 |
Exports |
81 |
45 |
42 |
-6.1 |
-48.0 |
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, and other
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 February 2009 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
6,140 |
2 |
California |
3,046 |
3 |
Michigan |
1,378 |
4 |
Arizona |
766 |
5 |
Illinois |
693 |
6 |
Ohio |
521 |
7 |
Tennessee |
356 |
8 |
North Carolina |
339 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
310 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
287 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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