Table 7-1 International Merchandise Trade Between North America and the Rest of the World by Value
Table 7-1
International Merchandise Trade Between North America and the Rest of the World
by Value
(Current value in millions of U.S. dollars)
| Canada | Mexico | United States | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Total trade | 71,471 | 89,540 | 88,699 | U | 28,493 | 33,577 | 655,349 | 947,377 | 1,005,328 |
| Exports | 31,515 | 38,880 | 37,667 | U | 11,244 | 13,289 | 281,634 | 410,695 | 443,482 |
| Imports | 39,956 | 50,660 | 51,032 | U | 17,249 | 20,288 | 373,715 | 536,682 | 561,846 |
| Air, total trade | 8,986 | 16,381 | 17,436 | U | 4,095 | 5,455 | 190,495 | 335,102 | 358,960 |
| Exports | 5,188 | 5,984 | 6,438 | U | 1,386 | 1,674 | 103,057 | 168,384 | 181,279 |
| Imports | 3,798 | 10,397 | 10,998 | U | 2,710 | 3,781 | 87,437 | 166,718 | 177,682 |
| Water, total trade | 43,356 | 56,214 | 54,081 | U | 13,919 | 17,157 | 415,972 | 556,041 | 572,196 |
| Exports | 24,429 | 29,098 | 27,749 | U | 7,524 | 9,463 | 147,361 | 211,825 | 216,042 |
| Imports | 18,926 | 27,116 | 26,332 | U | 6,395 | 7,694 | 268,611 | 344,216 | 356,154 |
| Road, total trade | 9,316 | 14,806 | 14,832 | U | 7,637 | 8,315 | U | U | U |
| Exports | 1,802 | 3,436 | 3,163 | U | 1,883 | 1,832 | U | U | U |
| Imports | 7,514 | 11,370 | 11,669 | U | 5,753 | 6,483 | U | U | U |
| Rail, total trade | 2,375 | 1,171 | 1,005 | U | 680 | 685 | U | U | U |
| Exports | 93 | 361 | 316 | U | 257 | 216 | U | U | U |
| Imports | 2,281 | 809 | 689 | U | 423 | 469 | U | U | U |
| Pipeline, total trade | 7,438 | 968 | 1,344 | U | NS | NS | U | U | U |
| Exports | 3 | NS | NS | U | NS | NS | U | U | U |
| Imports | 7,435 | 968 | 1,344 | U | NS | NS | U | U | U |
| Other, total trade | N | N | N | U | 2,162 | 1,965 | U | U | U |
| Exports | N | N | N | U | 194 | 104 | U | U | U |
| Imports | N | N | N | U | 1,968 | 1,861 | U | U | U |
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent. NS = Not significant. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
All Countries
Intra-North American trade is excluded from these figures (e.g., Canada's trade with Mexico and the United States is excluded; Mexico's trade with Canada and the United States is excluded, and the United State's trade with Mexico and Canada is excluded).
Canada
All land modes: Canada export data for all land modes represent transshipments (e.g. trade shipments between Canada and a third country that were transshipped via the United States). Canadian import data are based on the last mode of transport by which the cargo was transported to the port of clearance in Canada.
Pipeline: Data represent mostly pipeline moves. However, the pipeline total shown here also includes mail, parcel post and other miscellaneous modes of transportation.
United States
Total: Includes air and water shipments only.
Road, rail and pipeline: Data for these modes are included in U.S. trade with Canada and U.S. trade with Mexico. Data for these modes are therefore shown in Table 6-3.
SOURCES
Canada
Statistics Canada. International Trade Division. Special tabulations. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Mexico
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).
United States
Air and water: U.S. Department of Transportation. Maritime Administration. Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis. Special tabulation based on U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Division. U.S. Imports and Exports of Merchandise, December 1990, 1995 and 1996. (Washington, DC: 1998).