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November 2008 Surface
Trade with
Canada and
Mexico Fell 13.8
Percent from November
2007
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Thursday,
January 29, 2009 - The value of trade using surface transportation between the
United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners
Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent
lower in November 2008 than in November 2007, dropping to $60.7 billion, the
biggest year-to-year decline in almost eight years, according to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1).
BTS reported that the 13.8 percent
decline was the second largest from the same month of the previous year since
North American surface freight data collection began in April 1994. NAFTA was
implemented on Jan. 1, 1994. Freight value declined 14.6 percent from
December 2000 to December 2001 in the post-9/11 period.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell
16.5 percent in November from October (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
November was up 25.2 percent compared to November 2003, and up 53.6 percent
compared to November 1998, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports in November were up 52.6 percent
compared to November 1998, while exports were up 54.9 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $37.8 billion in November, down 16.4 percent compared to November 2007 (Table
4). The value of imports carried by
truck was 24.3 percent lower in November 2008 compared to November 2007, while the
value of exports carried by truck was 16.8 percent lower.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in November with $4.4 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $22.9 billion in November, down 9.0 percent compared to November
2007 (Table 6). The value of imports
carried by truck was 19.6 percent lower in November 2008 than November 2007
while the value of exports carried by truck was 3.4 percent higher.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in November with $7.3 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. November
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of Jan. 15.
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 December TransBorder numbers
on March 3.
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 |
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3.1 |
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Jan-Nov |
701,078 |
736,401 |
776,965 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
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 |
39,660 |
39,905 |
32,808 |
-17.8 |
-17.3 |
Exports |
30,693 |
32,778 |
27,853 |
-15.0 |
-9.3 |
Total |
70,352 |
72,683 |
60,661 |
-16.5 |
-13.8 |
Truck |
Imports |
25,293 |
23,824 |
19,714 |
-17.3 |
-22.1 |
Exports |
23,734 |
25,316 |
21,328 |
-15.8 |
-10.1 |
Rail |
Imports |
8,210 |
7,625 |
6,673 |
-11.3 |
-17.6 |
Exports |
4,278 |
4,842 |
3,949 |
-18.4 |
-7.7 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
4,684 |
6,789 |
5,140 |
-24.3 |
9.7 |
Exports |
259 |
303 |
343 |
13.4 |
32.7 |
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. November 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with November of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2007 |
-17.3 |
-9.3 |
-13.8 |
2006 |
-10.8 |
-0.6 |
-6.4 |
2005 |
-9.8 |
5.1 |
-3.6 |
2004 |
2.5 |
15.4 |
8.1 |
2003 |
20.0 |
31.9 |
25.2 |
2002 |
25.2 |
38.5 |
31.0 |
2001 |
30.7 |
44.3 |
36.6 |
2000 |
16.4 |
28.9 |
21.8 |
1999 |
29.5 |
35.7 |
32.3 |
1998 |
52.6 |
54.9 |
53.6 |
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 |
24,798 |
25,048 |
20,433 |
-18.4 |
-17.6 |
Exports |
20,405 |
19,704 |
17,349 |
-12.0 |
-15.0 |
Total |
45,204 |
44,752 |
37,782 |
-15.6 |
-16.4 |
Truck |
Imports |
13,090 |
11,720 |
9,907 |
-15.5 |
-24.3 |
Exports |
15,939 |
15,098 |
13,267 |
-12.1 |
-16.8 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,898 |
5,233 |
4,546 |
-13.1 |
-22.9 |
Exports |
2,341 |
2,577 |
2,143 |
-16.8 |
-8.4 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
4,668 |
6,768 |
5,132 |
-24.2 |
9.9 |
Exports |
179 |
217 |
255 |
17.5 |
42.4 |
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 5. Top 10 States Trading with Canada by Surface Modes of Transportation
Ranked
by November 2008 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
4,393 |
2 |
Illinois |
3,769 |
3 |
New
York |
2,459 |
4 |
California |
2,364 |
5 |
Ohio |
2,352 |
6 |
Texas |
2,132 |
7 |
Pennsylvania |
1,534 |
8 |
Washington |
1,444 |
9 |
Minnesota |
1,234 |
10 |
Tennessee |
1,123 |
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 |
14,861 |
14,857 |
12,375 |
-16.7 |
-16.7 |
Exports |
10,287 |
13,074 |
10,504 |
-19.7 |
2.1 |
Total |
25,149 |
27,932 |
22,879 |
-18.1 |
-9.0 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,203 |
12,104 |
9,807 |
-19.0 |
-19.6 |
Exports |
7,795 |
10,218 |
8,061 |
-21.1 |
3.4 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,312 |
2,392 |
2,217 |
-7.4 |
-4.1 |
Exports |
1,937 |
2,265 |
1,805 |
-20.3 |
-6.8 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
16 |
21 |
8 |
-64.0 |
-53.1 |
Exports |
80 |
86 |
88 |
3.0 |
10.8 |
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 November 2008 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
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1 |
Texas |
7,337 |
2 |
California |
3,569 |
3 |
Michigan |
2,541 |
4 |
Arizona |
891 |
5 |
Illinois |
879 |
6 |
Ohio |
682 |
7 |
Tennessee |
447 |
8 |
North Carolina |
440 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
388 |
10 |
Indiana |
334 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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