United States Department of Transportation

Table 9. Mexico-U.S./U.S.-Mexico Travel by Mode of Transportation

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

(Thousands of roundtrips)

	1990		1996		1999		Percentage change, 1990-1999
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Percentage change, 1990-1999
Mexican resident overnight travel to the United States	7,040	100.0	8,709	100.0	9,934	100.0	41.1
Air	959	13.6	983	11.3	1,281	12.9	33.5
Land	6,081	86.4	7,726	88.7	8,654	87.1	42.3
Mexican resident same-day travel to the United States	91,494	100.0	94,399	100.0	107,031	100.0	17.0
Air	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent
Land	91,494	100.0	94,399	100.0	107,031	100.0	17.0
U.S. resident overnight travel to Mexico	16,377	100.0	20,302	100.0	17,577	100.0	7.3
Air	3,635	22.2	5,361	26.4	5,835	33.2	60.5
Land	12,742	77.8	14,941	73.6	11,742	66.8	-7.8
U.S. resident same-day travel to Mexico	64,038	100.0	66,859	100.0	77,778	100.0	21.5
Air	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent	Nonexistent
Land	64,038	100.0	66,859	100.0	77,778	100.0	21.5

NOTE: Detailed data for land modes are not available.

SOURCE: Banco de México, Dirección General de Investigación Económica, Dirección de Medición Económica, 1999 and 2001.