Tables 2-3 and 2-3M: U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico
Trade with Canada and Mexico has skyrocketed since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NATFA) in 1994. Trucks carry almost two-thirds of the value of goods traded with these countries. The value of goods carried by truck increased by about 40 percent between 1997 and 2004. By weight, the water and truck modes carry the largest share of goods traded.
Table 2-3 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
| Mode | 1997 Value ($ billions) |
1997 Weight (millions of short tons) |
2000 Value ($ billions) |
2000 Weight (millions of short tons) |
20011 Value ($ billions) |
20011 Weight (millions of short tons) |
2004 Value ($ billions) |
2004 Weight (millions of short tons) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | 323 | NA | 429 | NA | 395 | 180 | 453 | NA |
| Rail | 70 | NA | 94 | NA | 93 | 97 | 108 | NA |
| Air | 28 | <1 | 45 | 1 | 37 | <1 | 32 | <1 |
| Water | 22 | 173 | 33 | 194 | 29 | 214 | 46 | 244 |
| Pipeline | 14 | NA | 24 | NA | 26 | 79 | 39 | NA |
| Other1 | 19 | NA | 29 | NA | 31 | 1 | 34 | NA |
| Total | 475 | 479 | 653 | 526 | 612 | 572 | 712 | NA |
Key: NA = not available.
12001 data are from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Trade and Freight Transportation Trends (Washington, DC: 2003), tables 22 and C-11, available at www.bts.gov as of July 12, 2004. “Other” includes “flyaway aircraft” (i.e., aircraft moving from the manufacturer to a customer and not carrying any freight), vessels moving under their own power, pedestrians carrying freight, and miscellaneous.
Notes: Individual modal totals may not sum to exact totals due to rounding. 1 short ton = 2,000 lbs. For value, “Other” is the difference between the total and the sum of the individual modes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau; Statistics Canada; Transport Canada; Instituto Mexicano del Transporte; Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica; Secretaria de Communicaciones y Transportes; North American Trade Statistics Database, tables 6-1c and 6-2c, available at http://nats.sct.gob.mx as of November 2, 2005.
Table 2-3M (metric units)
Table in Excel format
| Mode | 1997 Value ($ billions) |
1997 Weight (millions of metric tonnes) |
2000 Value ($ billions) |
2000 Weight (millions of metric tonnes) |
20011 Value ($ billions) |
20011 Weight (millions of metric tonnes) |
2004 Value ($ billions) |
2004 Weight (millions of metric tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | 323 | NA | 429 | NA | 395 | 164 | 453 | NA |
| Rail | 70 | NA | 94 | NA | 93 | 88 | 108 | NA |
| Air | 28 | <1 | 45 | <1 | 37 | <1 | 32 | <1 |
| Water | 22 | 157 | 33 | 176 | 29 | 194 | 46 | 222 |
| Pipeline | 14 | NA | 24 | NA | 26 | 72 | 39 | NA |
| Other | 19 | NA | 29 | NA | 31 | 1 | 34 | NA |
| Total | 475 | 435 | 653 | 477 | 612 | 519 | 712 | NA |
Key: NA = not available.
12001 data are from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Trade and Freight Transportation Trends (Washington, DC: 2003), tables 22 and C-11, available at www.bts.gov as of July 12, 2004. “Other” includes “flyaway aircraft” (i.e., aircraft moving from the manufacturer to a customer and not carrying any freight), vessels moving under their own power, pedestrians carrying freight, and miscellaneous.
Notes: Individual modal totals may not sum to exact totals due to rounding. 1 ton = 0.91 metric tonne. For value, “Other” is the difference between the total and the sum of the individual modes.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau; Statistics Canada; Transport Canada; Instituto Mexicano del Transporte; Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica; Secretaria de Communicaciones y Transportes; North American Trade Statistics Database, tables 6-1c and 6-2c, available at http://nats.sct.gob.mx as of November 2, 2005.
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