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Passenger Travel Between the United States and Canada and Mexico

Passenger Travel Between the United States and Canada and Mexico

In 1999, approximately 300 million visits (or roundtrips) were recorded between the United States and Mexico and the United States and Canada, an increase of just over 5 percent from the 285 million North American resident cross...

Table 9. Mexico-U.S./U.S.-Mexico Travel by Mode of Transportation

Table 9. Mexico-U.S./U.S.-Mexico Travel by Mode of Transportation

(Thousands of roundtrips)

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  1990 1996 1999 Percentage change, 1990-1999 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Mexican resident overnight travel to the United States 7,040 100.0...

Box 1. International Merchandise Trade Data Sources

Box 1. International Merchandise Trade Data Sources

This report uses trade data from many sources: the Census Bureau's U.S. Merchandise Trade data, the Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) balance of payments trade data, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) Transborder Surface Freight...

Introduction

Introduction

Canada and Mexico are the United States largest trading and travel partnersaccounting for one-third of the value of U.S. international tradeand are the top destinations for Americans traveling abroad. Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect in...

Table 10. Canada-U.S./U.S.-Canada Travel by Trip Purpose

Table 10. Canada-U.S./U.S.-Canada Travel by Trip Purpose

(Thousands of roundtrips)

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  1990 1996 1999 Percentage change, 1990-1999 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Canadian resident overnight travel to the United States17,262 100.0 15,301 100.0 14,...