Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, February 2017

(millions of current dollars)

Dataset Table:

Mode		February 2016	February 2017	Percent Change February 2016-2017
All Modes	Imports	21,818	23,265	6.6
	Exports	20,801	21,152	1.7
	Total	42,620	44,418	4.2

All Surface Modes	Imports	19,471	20,922	7.4
	Exports	16,936	17,539	3.6
	Total	36,408	38,461	5.6

Truck	Imports	12,071	11,602	-3.9
	Exports	14,130	14,018	-0.8
	Total	26,201	25,620	-2.2

Rail	Imports	4,808	5,035	4.7
	Exports	2,261	2,478	9.6
	Total	7,068	7,513	6.3

Pipeline	Imports	2,593	4,285	65.3
	Exports	546	1,042	91.1
	Total	3,138	5,327	69.7

Vessel	Imports	738	928	25.8
	Exports	433	258	-40.5
	Total	1,171	1,185	1.2

Air	Imports	893	852	-4.6
	Exports	1,147	1,158	0.9
	Total	2,041	2,010	-1.5

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: https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/myhq-rm6q.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/myhq-rm6q

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Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, February 2017