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Figure 1: U.S.-NAFTA Merchandise Trade by Mode: 2012-2016

Thursday, March 2, 2017

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(billions of current dollars)

Mode 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Percent Change between 2015-2016
Truck 665 684 715 712 700 -1.65
Rail 168 175 178 165 166 0.19
Pipeline 77 84 94 57 50 -12.88
Air 44 44 44 43 42 -3.50
Vessel 106 104 104 73 58 -20.02
Total 1,110 1,141 1,193 1,106 1,069 -3.36

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://transborder.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_QA.html as of February 2017.

NOTE: The value of trade for all modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air modes, it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, and other transportation.