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Table 1
U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Surface Modes: 2000 and 2001

(Value in millions of current $ millions)

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U.S.-North American Trade 2000 2001 Percent Change
Total U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico by all surface modes 575,713 547,312 -4.9
U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico by all surface modes 323,707 312,724 -3.4
U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by all surface modes 252,006 234,588 -6.9
Total U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico by truck 428,700 395,425 -7.8
U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico by truck 216,485 203,507 -6.0
U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by truck 212,215 191,918 -9.6
Total U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico by rail  94,198  92,617 -1.7
U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico by rail  70,755  69,255 -2.1
U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by rail  23,442  23,362 -0.3
Total U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico by pipeline  23,592  26,428 12.0
U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico by pipeline  23,129  25,910 12.0
U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by pipeline     463     517 11.7

U.S.-Canada Trade 2000 2001 Percent Change
Total U.S. trade with Canada by all surface modes 365,118 346,515 -5.1
U.S. imports from Canada by all surface modes 210,270 200,853 -4.5
U.S. exports to Canada by all surface modes 154,847 145,662 -5.9
Total U.S. trade with Canada by truck 257,642 234,824 -8.9
U.S. imports from Canada by truck 127,816 117,130 -8.4
U.S. exports to Canada by truck 129,825 117,694 -9.3
Total U.S. trade with Canada by rail  62,646  60,171 -4.0
U.S. imports from Canada by rail  49,699  47,198 -5.0
U.S. exports to Canada by rail  12,947  12,973  0.2
Total U.S. trade with Canada by pipeline  23,279  26,130 12.2
U.S. imports from Canada by pipeline  23,117  25,908 12.1
U.S. exports to Canada by pipeline     162     221 37.0

U.S.-Mexico Trade 2000 2001 Percent Change
Total U.S. trade with Mexico by all surface modes 210,595 200,797  -4.7
U.S. imports from Mexico by all surface modes 113,437 111,870  -1.4
U.S. exports to Mexico by all surface modes  97,159  88,926  -8.5
Total U.S. trade with Mexico by truck 171,058 160,600  -6.1
U.S. imports from Mexico by truck  88,669  86,377  -2.6
U.S. exports to Mexico by truck  82,389  74,223  -9.9
Total U.S. trade with Mexico by rail  31,552  32,446   2.8
U.S. imports from Mexico by rail  21,056  22,057   4.8
U.S. exports to Mexico by rail  10,496  10,389  -1.0
Total U.S. trade with Mexico by pipeline     313     298  -5.0
U.S. imports from Mexico by pipeline      12       2 -86.0
U.S. exports to Mexico by pipeline     302     296  -1.9

NOTE: Truck, Rail and Pipeline modes will not sum to total trade because not all land modes are included here. Other surface modes include mail, unknown and miscellaneous.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data.
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