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November 2012 U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico Totaled $81.5 Billion

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, rose 6.2 percent in November 2012 compared to November 2011, totaling $81.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Figure 1 and Table 1a).  Adjusted for inflation and exchange rates and presented in January 2004 dollars, the November 2012 total was $59.5 billion, up 7.6 percent from November 2011 (Figure 1 and Table 1b).

3rd-Quarter 2012 Domestic Air Fares Rose 1.8% from 3rd Quarter 2011

Average domestic air fares rose to $367 in the third quarter of 2012, up 1.8 percent from the average fare of $361 in the third quarter of 2011 (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today.  Huntsville, Ala., had the highest average fare, $522, while Atlantic City, N.J., had the lowest, $133 (Table 3).

Airlines Improve On-Time Performance in November

The nations largest airlines reported improved their on-time performance last November, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The 15 reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 85.7 percent in November, up from both November 2011s 85.3 percent mark and October 2012s 80.2 percent. 

Freight Shipments Rose 1.7% in November from October

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.7 percent in November from October, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) released today. The November 2012 index level (108.9) was 15.5 percent above the April 2009 low during the recession (Tables 1, 2A).