Table 7Border Crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico: Passenger and Personal Vehicle Crossings, 1998-2001
Table 7
Border Crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico:
Passenger and Personal Vehicle Crossings, 1998-2001
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (thousands) | Percent | Number (thousands) | Percent | Number (thousands) | Percent | Number (thousands) | Percent | |
FROM CANADA | ||||||||
Total, passenger crossings | 92,904 | 100.0 | 97,610 | 100.0 | 95,775 | 100.0 | 80,431 | 100.0 |
By train | 241 | 0.3 | 187 | 0.2 | 270 | 0.3 | 254 | 0.3 |
By bus | 3,951 | 4.3 | 4,366 | 4.5 | 4,873 | 5.1 | 4,456 | 5.5 |
On foot (pedestrian) | 585 | 0.6 | 587 | 0.6 | 585 | 0.6 | 750 | 0.9 |
By personal vehicle | 88,127 | 94.9 | 92,470 | 94.7 | 90,047 | 94.0 | 74,971 | 93.2 |
Total, personal vehicle crossings | 36,597 | 100.0 | 37,220 | 100.0 | 36,915 | 100.0 | 34,308 | 100.0 |
FROM MEXICO | ||||||||
Total, passenger crossings | 274,232 | 100.0 | 294,311 | 100.0 | 290,368 | 100.0 | 263,993 | 100.0 |
By train | 13 | - | 17 | - | 18 | - | 19 | - |
By bus | 3,639 | 1.3 | 3,495 | 1.2 | 3,466 | 1.2 | 3,367 | 1.3 |
On foot (pedestrian) | 44,477 | 16.2 | 48,186 | 16.4 | 47,090 | 16.2 | 51,501 | 19.5 |
By personal vehicle | 226,104 | 82.4 | 242,613 | 82.4 | 239,795 | 82.6 | 209,106 | 79.2 |
Total, personal vehicle crossings | 83,854 | 100.0 | 89,470 | 100.0 | 91,157 | 100.0 | 89,527 | 100.0 |
KEY: - = value too small to report.
NOTE: Data for passenger crossings in personal vehicles include the driver. Personal vehicle crossings include automobiles, minivans, sports utility vehicles and pickups.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, February 2002; based on U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database CD.