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April 2009
Surface Trade with
Canada and
Mexico Fell 33.1 Percent from April 2008
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
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Dave Smallen
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - Trade using surface transportation
between the
United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 33.1
percent lower in April 2009 than in April 2008, dropping to $49.7 billion, according
to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of
Transportation (Table 1). April
was the fourth consecutive month with a yearly decline of greater than 27
percent.
BTS, a part of the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell
2.6 percent in March 2009 from April 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
April was down 6.5 percent compared to April 2004, and up 22.0 percent compared
to April 1999, a period of 10 years (Table 3). Imports in April were up 19.5
percent compared to April 1999, while exports were up 24.9 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade
totaled $30.2 billion in April, down 38.2 percent compared to April 2008 (Table 4). The value of imports carried by truck was 32.8
percent lower in April 2009 compared to April 2008, while the value of exports
carried by truck was 31.2 percent lower during this period.
Michigan
led all states in surface trade with Canada in April with $3.3 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation
trade totaled $19.5 billion in April, down 23.4 percent compared to April 2008 (Table 6). The value of imports carried by truck was 22.0
percent lower in April 2009 than April 2008 while the value of exports carried
by truck was 18.0 percent lower.
Texas
led all states in surface trade with Mexico in April with $6.6 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. April
TransBorder numbers include data received by BTS as of June 10.
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 May TransBorder numbers on
July 30.
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 |
49,729 |
14.3 |
-33.1 |
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 |
|
4.5 |
|
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 |
255,098 |
279,670 |
196,182 |
9.6 |
-29.9 |
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 |
42,226 |
27,171 |
26,710 |
-1.7 |
-36.7 |
Exports |
32,090 |
23,884 |
23,019 |
-3.6 |
-28.3 |
Total |
74,317 |
51,055 |
49,729 |
-2.6 |
-33.1 |
Truck |
Imports |
24,859 |
18,707 |
17,993 |
-3.8 |
-27.6 |
Exports |
24,482 |
18,931 |
17,935 |
-5.3 |
-26.7 |
Rail |
Imports |
8,063 |
4,613 |
4,549 |
-1.4 |
-43.6 |
Exports |
4,447 |
2,746 |
2,816 |
2.6 |
-36.7 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
7,655 |
2,907 |
3,082 |
6.0 |
-59.7 |
Exports |
600 |
285 |
256 |
-10.3 |
-57.3 |
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. April 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Compared with March of Prior Years
Excel | CSV
2008 |
-36.7 |
-28.3 |
-33.1 |
2007 |
-27.6 |
-18.1 |
-23.5 |
2006 |
-24.0 |
-13.5 |
-19.5 |
2005 |
-19.6 |
-8.3 |
-14.7 |
2004 |
-12.1 |
1.0 |
-6.5 |
2003 |
0.7 |
13.4 |
6.2 |
2002 |
-0.2 |
14.9 |
6.3 |
2001 |
0.2 |
14.3 |
6.3 |
2000 |
3.1 |
9.8 |
6.1 |
1999 |
19.5 |
24.9 |
22.0 |
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 |
27,636 |
15,942 |
15,563 |
-2.4 |
-43.7 |
Exports |
21,222 |
15,106 |
14,654 |
-3.0 |
-30.9 |
Total |
48,859 |
31,048 |
30,217 |
-2.7 |
-38.2 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,858 |
9,323 |
8,637 |
-7.4 |
-32.8 |
Exports |
16,185 |
11,715 |
11,133 |
-5.0 |
-31.2 |
Rail |
Imports |
5,791 |
3,020 |
3,017 |
-0.1 |
-47.9 |
Exports |
2,394 |
1,609 |
1,646 |
2.3 |
-31.3 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
7,640 |
2,900 |
3,073 |
6.0 |
-59.8 |
Exports |
529 |
247 |
212 |
-14.0 |
-59.9 |
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 April 2009
Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Michigan |
3,278 |
2 |
Illinois |
2,487 |
3 |
California |
2,020 |
4 |
New York |
1,985 |
5 |
Ohio |
1,821 |
6 |
Texas |
1,588 |
7 |
Pennsylvania |
1,200 |
8 |
Washington |
1,148 |
9 |
Minnesota |
948 |
10 |
Indiana |
931 |
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 |
14,590 |
11,230 |
11,147 |
-0.7 |
-23.6 |
Exports |
10,868 |
8,778 |
8,365 |
-4.7 |
-23.0 |
Total |
25,458 |
20,007 |
19,512 |
-2.5 |
-23.4 |
Truck |
Imports |
12,001 |
9,383 |
9,356 |
-0.3 |
-22.0 |
Exports |
8,298 |
7,216 |
6,803 |
-5.7 |
-18.0 |
Rail |
Imports |
2,272 |
1,593 |
1,532 |
-3.8 |
-32.5 |
Exports |
2,054 |
1,137 |
1,170 |
3.0 |
-43.0 |
Pipeline |
Imports |
15 |
7 |
9 |
26.9 |
-37.8 |
Exports |
71 |
39 |
44 |
13.3 |
-38.0 |
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 April 2009 Surface Trade Value
(millions of dollars)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Texas |
6,598 |
2 |
California |
3,422 |
3 |
Michigan |
1,741 |
4 |
Arizona |
795 |
5 |
Illinois |
680 |
6 |
Ohio |
512 |
7 |
Tennessee |
374 |
8 |
North Carolina |
334 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
319 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
301 |
Source: BTS TransBorder Freight Data, http://www.bts.gov/transborder/
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