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Table 2. Value of Monthly U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, January 2018

(millions of current dollars)

Dataset Table:

Mode January 2017 January 2018 Percent Change January 2017-2018
All Modes Imports 24,282 26,272 8.2
Exports 20,663 22,635 9.5
Total 44,945 48,907 8.8
All Surface Modes Imports 21,205 23,448 10.6
Exports 16,842 17,949 6.6
Total 38,048 41,397 8.8
Truck Imports 11,782 12,317 4.5
Exports 13,729 14,784 7.7
Total 25,511 27,101 6.2
Rail Imports 5,061 5,244 3.6
Exports 2,177 2,285 5.0
Total 7,238 7,529 4.0
Pipeline Imports 4,362 5,887 35.0
Exports 937 880 -6.0
Total 5,299 6,768 27.7
Vessel Imports 1,421 1,300 -8.5
Exports 406 922 126.8
Total 1,828 2,222 21.6
Air Imports 933 886 -5.0
Exports 1,216 1,221 0.4
Total 2,149 2,107 -2.0

Notes:

Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding.  Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.  The value of freight flows for all modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air modes, it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, and other transportation.  For additional detail, please refer to the “Data Fields” section of the TransBorder web page: http://transborder.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://transborder.bts.gov/