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3-3 U.S.-NAFTA Merchandise Trade by Mode: 2013

Monday, December 29, 2014

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Value of trade by mode

millions of nominal dollars

Mode Value Percent
Truck 679 60
Rail 175 15
Water 103 9
Air 44 4
Pipeline 83 7
Otherb 54 5
Total 1,139 100

 

Weight of trade by mode

millions of short tons

Mode Weight Percent
Trucka 196 27
Raila 158 22
Water 198 28
Air 0.4 0.1
Pipelinea 138 19
Othera,b 24 3
Total 715 100

aExport weights for land modes are estimated by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics using value-to-weight ratios derived from import data. bIncludes mail, other, unknown, and shipments through Foreign Trade Zones.

Notes: Percents do not add to 100 due to rounding. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) refers to U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transporation Statistics, special tabulation and North American Transborder Freight Data, available at transborder.bts.gov as of September 2014.