Table 6-1b Mexican Merchandise Trade With Canada and the United States by Mode of Transportation
Table 6-1b
Mexican Merchandise Trade With Canada and the United States by Mode of Transportation
(Millions of current U.S. dollars)
| 1990a | 1995 | 1996p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total trade with Canada | 917 | 3,354 | 3,914 |
| Air | U | 264 | 237 |
| Water transport | U | 381 | 551 |
| Road | U | 1,174 | 1,501 |
| Rail | U | 1,301 | 1,467 |
| Pipeline | NA | NA | NA |
| Exports to Canada | 458 | 1,979 | 2,170 |
| Air | U | 94 | 103 |
| Water transport | U | 118 | 181 |
| Road | U | 557 | 606 |
| Rail | U | 1,094 | 1,272 |
| Pipeline | NA | NA | NA |
| Imports from Canada | 458 | 1,374 | 1,744 |
| Air | U | 170 | 134 |
| Water transport | U | 263 | 370 |
| Road | U | 617 | 895 |
| Rail | U | 207 | 195 |
| Pipeline | NA | NA | NA |
| Total trade with the United States | 38,909 | 120,142 | 147,977 |
| Air | U | 3,544 | 4,438 |
| Water transport | U | 10,905 | 14,620 |
| Road | U | 85,034 | 101,933 |
| Rail | U | 12,345 | 17,541 |
| Pipeline | U | U | U |
| Exports to the United States | 18,418 | 66,336 | 80,541 |
| Air | U | 1,794 | 2,097 |
| Water transport | U | 8,655 | 11,306 |
| Road | U | 46,272 | 53,752 |
| Rail | U | 8,784 | 12,681 |
| Pipeline | U | U | U |
| Imports from the United States | 20,491 | 53,806 | 67,437 |
| Air | U | 1,750 | 2,341 |
| Water transport | U | 2,250 | 3,314 |
| Road | U | 38,762 | 48,181 |
| Rail | U | 3,561 | 4,859 |
| Pipeline | U | U | U |
aData for 1990 does not include maquiladora trade.
KEY: NA = Not applicable. p = Data are preliminary. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
See Appendix B for information on the proportion of maquiladora trade in 1995 and 1996.
Mexican total merchandise trade with Canada and the United States: Individual modes do not sum to total trade figures because not all Mexican modes of transportation are included here. See Appendix B for Mexican modes not specifically identified on this table.
SOURCE: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Dirección General de Estadística. Dirección de Estadísticas Económicas. Based on data developed through an interagency working group including the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, Banco de México and Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1999).