Table 22 Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade with NAFTA Partners by Mode: 1997-2001
Table 22
Value of U.S. Merchandise Trade with NAFTA Partners by Mode: 1997-2001
(Billions of dollars)
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Percentage change, 2000-2001 | Percentage change, 1997-2001 | Average annual growth rate, 1997-2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico | ||||||||
| Truck | 323 | 350 | 385 | 429 | 395 | -7.8 | 22.3 | 5.2 |
| Rail | 70 | 68 | 78 | 94 | 93 | -1.7 | 32.6 | 7.3 |
| Air | 28 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 37 | -17.7 | 33.3 | 7.5 |
| Water | 22 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 29 | -10.1 | 35.4 | 7.9 |
| Pipeline | 14 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 12.0 | 87.0 | 16.9 |
| Other1 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 12.4 | 75.6 | 15.1 |
| Total trade | 475 | 503 | 559 | 653 | 614 | -6.1 | 29.1 | 6.6 |
| Subtotal, land | 426 | 452 | 501 | 576 | 547 | -4.9 | 28.5 | 6.5 |
| Land, % of total | 89.6 | 89.9 | 89.7 | 88.1 | 89.2 | |||
| U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico | ||||||||
| Truck | 167 | 175 | 190 | 212 | 192 | -9.6 | 15.1 | 3.6 |
| Rail | 19 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | -0.3 | 23.6 | 5.4 |
| Air | 17 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 22 | -18.7 | 25.4 | 5.8 |
| Water | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -5.0 | 48.0 | 10.3 |
| Pipeline | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 | 11.7 | 107.9 | 20.1 |
| Other1 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18.3 | 53.8 | 11.4 |
| Total exports | 222 | 233 | 251 | 288 | 265 | -8.0 | 19.7 | 4.6 |
| Subtotal, land | 198 | 208 | 223 | 252 | 235 | -6.9 | 18.4 | 4.3 |
| Land, % of total | 89.5 | 89.2 | 88.7 | 87.5 | 88.4 | |||
| U.S. Imports from Canada and Mexico | ||||||||
| Truck | 157 | 175 | 195 | 216 | 204 | -6.0 | 30.0 | 6.8 |
| Rail | 51 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 69 | -2.1 | 36.0 | 8.0 |
| Air | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 15 | -16.2 | 46.7 | 10.1 |
| Water | 16 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 21 | -12.1 | 30.6 | 6.9 |
| Pipeline | 14 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 26 | -12.0 | 86.6 | 16.9 |
| Other1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 5.4 | 116.7 | 21.3 |
| Total imports | 254 | 270 | 308 | 365 | 348 | -4.6 | 37.2 | 8.2 |
| Subtotal, land | 228 | 244 | 279 | 324 | 313 | -3.4 | 37.3 | 8.2 |
| Land, % of total | 89.7 | 90.5 | 90.5 | 88.7 | 89.8 |
1 Other includes "flyaway aircraft" (i.e., aircraft moving from the manufacturer to a customer and not carrying any freight), vessels moving under their own power, pedestrians carrying freight, and miscellaneous.
NOTE: Shipments that neither originate nor terminate in the United States (i.e., in transit or in-bond shipments) are not included here, although they use the U.S. transportation system.These shipments are usually part of Mexico-Canada trade and simply pass through the United States. Merchandise trade data exclude export shipments valued at less than $2,500 and import shipments valued at less than $1,250. Individual modal totals may not sum to exact export or import totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, May 2002; based on total trade, air and water data-U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, FT920 U.S. Merchandise Trade 2000 to 2001 (Washington, DC: 2000-2001); and all land modes-U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data, as of January 2002.