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Table 2. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, December 2017

(millions of current dollars)

Dataset Table:

Mode December 2016 December 2017 Percent Change December 2016-2017
All Modes Imports 46,814 50,544 8.0
Exports 40,271 42,968 6.7
Total 87,086 93,512 7.4
All Surface Modes Imports 40,605 43,013 5.9
Exports 31,778 33,413 5.1
Total 72,383 76,426 5.6
Truck Imports 27,432 29,028 5.8
Exports 26,431 27,758 5.0
Total 53,863 56,786 5.4
Rail Imports 8,970 9,178 2.3
Exports 4,264 4,427 3.8
Total 13,235 13,604 2.8
Pipeline Imports 4,203 4,807 14.4
Exports 1,083 1,229 13.5
Total 5,286 6,036 14.2
Vessel Imports 2,838 3,792 33.6
Exports 2,838 4,029 42.0
Total 5,675 7,821 37.8
Air Imports 1,535 1,694 10.3
Exports 2,159 2,150 -0.4
Total 3,694 3,844 4.1

Notes:

Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding.   Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.  The value of trade 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://www.bts.gov/transborder