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North American Surface Trade Numbers for March
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 - Trade using
surface transportation between the
United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.9 percent lower in March 2009 than in March
2008, dropping to $51.1 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1). March was the third consecutive month with a
yearly decline of greater than 27 percent.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico rose
6.5 percent in March 2009 from February 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 March
was down 9.3 percent compared to March 2004, and up 17.4 percent compared to March
1999, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports in March were up 11.9 percent compared to March 1999, while
exports were up 24.3 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $31.0 billion in March, down 34.2 percent compared to March 2008 (Table 4). The value of imports carried by
truck was 26.8 percent lower in March 2009 compared to March 2008, while the
value of exports carried by truck was 25.1 percent lower during this period.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in March with $3.2 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $20.0 billion in March, down 15.1 percent compared to March 2008 (Table
6). The value of imports carried by
truck was 15.5 percent lower in March 2009 than March 2008 while the value of
exports carried by truck was 6.4 percent lower.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in March with $6.8 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. March
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of May 12.
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 April TransBorder numbers on
July 1.
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 |
51,055 |
1.5 |
-27.9 |
April |
65,015 |
74,317 |
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14.3 |
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May |
69,423 |
74,128 |
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6.8 |
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June |
69,526 |
74,139 |
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6.6 |
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July |
61,823 |
71,628 |
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15.9 |
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August |
69,158 |
72,254 |
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4.5 |
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September |
66,771 |
71,801 |
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7.5 |
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October |
74,249 |
72,683 |
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-2.1 |
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November |
70,352 |
60,661 |
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-13.8 |
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December |
60,902 |
52,910 |
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-13.1 |
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Year-to-date |
190,083 |
205,353 |
146,453 |
8.0 |
-28.7 |
Annual |
797,303 |
829,875 |
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4.1 |
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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 |
40,089 |
25,586 |
27,171 |
6.2 |
-32.2 |
Exports |
30,698 |
22,352 |
23,884 |
6.9 |
-22.2 |
Total |
70,787 |
47,938 |
51,055 |
6.5 |
-27.9 |
Truck |
Imports |
23,835 |
16,981 |
18,707 |
10.2 |
-21.5 |
Exports |
23,353 |
17,199 |
18,931 |
10.1 |
-18.9 |
Rail |
Imports |
8,065 |
4,279 |
4,613 |
7.8 |
-42.8 |
Exports |
4,281 |
2,661 |
2,746 |
3.2 |
-35.9 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
6,657 |
3,277 |
2,907 |
-11.3 |
-56.3 |
Exports |
671 |
508 |
285 |
-43.8 |
-57.4 |
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. March 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with March of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2008 |
-32.2 |
-22.2 |
-27.9 |
2007 |
-31.9 |
-20.0 |
-26.8 |
2006 |
-29.3 |
-19.8 |
-25.2 |
2005 |
-19.2 |
-7.5 |
-14.1 |
2004 |
-15.1 |
-1.5 |
-9.3 |
2003 |
-5.3 |
15.5 |
3.4 |
2002 |
3.7 |
23.1 |
12.0 |
2001 |
-4.7 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
2000 |
-5.8 |
1.6 |
-2.5 |
1999 |
11.9 |
24.3 |
17.4 |
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 |
26,465 |
15,630 |
15,942 |
2.0 |
-39.8 |
Exports |
20,750 |
14,165 |
15,106 |
6.6 |
-27.2 |
Total |
47,216 |
29,795 |
31,048 |
4.2 |
-34.2 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,729 |
8,528 |
9,323 |
9.3 |
-26.8 |
Exports |
15,645 |
10,529 |
11,715 |
11.3 |
-25.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,854 |
3,026 |
3,020 |
-0.2 |
-48.4 |
Exports |
2,606 |
1,512 |
1,609 |
6.4 |
-38.3 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
6,642 |
3,270 |
2,900 |
-11.3 |
-56.3 |
Exports |
586 |
466 |
247 |
-47.0 |
-57.9 |
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 March 2009
Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
3,190 |
2 |
Illinois |
2,581 |
3 |
New York |
2,022 |
4 |
California |
1,899 |
5 |
Ohio |
1,836 |
6 |
Texas |
1,794 |
7 |
Pennsylvania |
1,284 |
8 |
Washington |
1,171 |
9 |
Indiana |
965 |
10 |
Tennessee |
913 |
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 |
13,624 |
9,956 |
11,230 |
12.8 |
-17.6 |
Exports |
9,948 |
8,187 |
8,778 |
7.2 |
-11.8 |
Total |
23,571 |
18,143 |
20,007 |
10.3 |
-15.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
11,106 |
8,453 |
9,383 |
11.0 |
-15.5 |
Exports |
7,707 |
6,670 |
7,216 |
8.2 |
-6.4 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,211 |
1,253 |
1,593 |
27.2 |
-27.9 |
Exports |
1,675 |
1,149 |
1,137 |
-1.1 |
-32.1 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
15 |
7 |
7 |
5.9 |
-51.7 |
Exports |
85 |
42 |
39 |
-8.4 |
-54.1 |
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 March 2009 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
6,811 |
2 |
California |
3,366 |
3 |
Michigan |
1,697 |
4 |
Arizona |
820 |
5 |
Illinois |
749 |
6 |
Ohio |
556 |
7 |
Tennessee |
373 |
8 |
North Carolina |
358 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
348 |
10 |
New Jersey |
327 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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