U.S. Surface Trade: U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico
Thursday, September 6, 2012
U.S. Surface Trade: U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico
Value of U.S.-Canada Trade (monthly data)
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Value of U.S.-Mexico Trade (monthly data)
Surface freight is useful in monitoring the value and modal patterns of trade with Canada and Mexico, our North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners. Canada is our largest trading partner, while Mexico now ranks second. Surface modes include not only truck, rail, and pipeline (shown here), but also government mail and other miscellaneous modes.
| U.S. - Canada Trade | Mar-04 | Mar-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Truck (millions of dollars) | 24,460 | 25,894 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | 15.15 | 5.86 |
| Rail (millions of dollars) | 6,813 | 7,261 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | 17.69 | 6.57 |
| Pipeline (millions of dollars) | 2,899 | 3,882 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | -22.07 | 33.89 |
| U.S. - Mexico Trade | Mar-04 | Mar-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Truck (millions of dollars) | 16,421 | 16,378 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | 21.89 | -0.26 |
| Rail (millions of dollars) | 2,915 | 3,028 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | 10.95 | 3.88 |
| Pipeline (millions of dollars) | 1 | 28 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | -96.22 | 4497.52 |
NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Dataset, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of June 2005.