Table 9-1c Mexico-United States/United States-Mexico Travel by Mode of Transportation
Table 9-1c
Mexico-United States/United States-Mexico Travel by Mode of Transportation
(Thousands of visitors)
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican source data | |||
| Mexican resident overnight travel to the United States | 7,040 | 8,189 | 8,709 |
| Air | 959 | 796 | 983 |
| Land | 6,081 | 7,393 | 7,726 |
| Motor vehicles | N | N | N |
| Personal vehicles | N | N | N |
| Intercity and charter buses | N | N | N |
| Intercity rail | NA | NA | NA |
| Pedestrians | N | N | N |
| Other | N | N | N |
| Mexican resident same day travel to the United States | 91,494 | 94,710 | 94,399 |
| Air | N | N | N |
| Land | 91,494 | 94,710 | 94,399 |
| Motor vehicles | U | U | U |
| Personal vehicles | N | N | N |
| Intercity and charter buses | N | N | N |
| Intercity rail | NA | NA | NA |
| Pedestrians | U | U | U |
| Other | N | N | N |
| U.S. resident overnight travel to Mexico | 16,377 | 19,221 | 20,302 |
| Air | 3,635 | 4,741 | 5,361 |
| Land | 12,742 | 14,480 | 14,941 |
| Motor vehicles | N | N | N |
| Personal vehicles | N | N | N |
| Intercity and charter buses | N | N | N |
| Intercity rail | NA | NA | NA |
| Pedestrians | N | N | N |
| Other | N | N | N |
| U.S. resident same day travel to Mexico | 64,038 | 63,508 | 66,859 |
| Air | N | N | N |
| Land | 64,038 | 63,508 | 66,859 |
| Motor vehicles | U | U | U |
| Personal vehicles | N | N | N |
| Intercity and charter buses | N | N | N |
| Intercity rail | NA | NA | NA |
| Pedestrians | U | U | U |
| Other | N | N | N |
KEY: NA = Not applicable. N = Data are nonexistent. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTE: For information on Mexico's travel surveys and definitions of specific types of international visitors and which of these visitors are included in the categories shown in Table 9-1c, See Appendix B.
Mexican resident same day travel to the United States and U.S. resident same day travel to Mexico: Totals do not include same day travel by air.
SOURCES
Mexico
Banco de México. Dirección General de Investigación Económica. Dirección de Medición Económica. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1999).
United States
The United States does not collect data on same day travel to or from the United States nor for Mexican resident overnight travel to the United States for all modes of transportation. Although not used for the purposes of this table, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' American Travel Survey provides mode of transportation data on U.S. resident travel to Mexico for trips longer than 100 miles (approximately 160 kilometers). (See Appendix B for more information.)