TABLE 1-4-17 - U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico: January 2008-June 2009
TABLE 1-4-17 - U.S. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico: January 2008-June 2009
Millions of dollars
| U.S. - Canada Trade | U.S. - Mexico Trade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | Rail | Pipeline | Truck | Rail | Pipeline | |
| January 2008 | 25,507 | 7,016 | 6,337 | 18,876 | 3,441 | 87 |
| February 2008 | 27,171 | 7,802 | 6,996 | 19,363 | 3,978 | 96 |
| March 2008 | 28,374 | 8,461 | 7,228 | 18,814 | 3,886 | 100 |
| April 2008 | 29,043 | 8,185 | 8,169 | 20,299 | 4,325 | 86 |
| May 2008 | 29,120 | 8,523 | 7,584 | 20,078 | 4,162 | 160 |
| June 2008 | 29,193 | 8,548 | 8,007 | 20,086 | 4,252 | 89 |
| July 2008 | 26,574 | 8,022 | 9,003 | 20,226 | 3,556 | 160 |
| August 2008 | 26,469 | 8,910 | 8,417 | 20,367 | 4,156 | 101 |
| September 2008 | 27,965 | 8,066 | 7,622 | 20,106 | 3,684 | 313 |
| October 2008 | 26,819 | 7,809 | 6,985 | 22,322 | 4,657 | 107 |
| November 2008 | 23,174 | 6,690 | 5,387 | 17,868 | 4,022 | 96 |
| December 2008 | 20,535 | 5,162 | 4,594 | 16,084 | 3,111 | 51 |
| January 2009 | 18,089 | 4,478 | 4,121 | 15,789 | 1,996 | 54 |
| February 2009 | 19,057 | 4,539 | 3,736 | 15,123 | 2,402 | 49 |
| March 2009 | 21,038 | 4,629 | 3,147 | 16,599 | 2,730 | 46 |
| April 2009 | 19,769 | 4,663 | 3,285 | 16,159 | 2,703 | 53 |
| May 2009 | 19,113 | 4,759 | 3,151 | 15,567 | 2,439 | 57 |
| June 2009 | 20,031 | 4,795 | 3,911 | 16,783 | 2,285 | 68 |
NOTES: Surface freight is useful in monitoring the value and modal patterns of trade with Canada and Mexico, which are the United States's North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners. Overall, Canada is the largest U.S. trading partner and Mexico ranks third. Surface modes include not only truck, rail, and pipeline, but also government mail and other miscellaneous modes.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/ntda/tbscd/prod.html as of September 2009.