Tables 2-6 and 2-6M: U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Transportation Mode

Trade with Canada and Mexico has grown rapidly over the past decade. Trucks carry almost two-thirds of the value of goods traded with these countries. The value of goods carried by truck increased by about 50 percent between 1997 and 2005. By weight, the water and truck modes carry the largest share of goods traded.

Table 2-6 (standard units)

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Mode	1998 Value ($ billions)	1998 Weight (millions of short tons)	2000 Value ($ billions)	2000 Weight (millions of short tons)	2004 Value ($ billions)	2004 Weight (millions of short tons)	20051 Value ($ billions)	20051 Weight (millions of short tons)
Truck	350	NA	429	NA	453	NA	491	191
Rail	68	NA	94	NA	108	NA	116	141
Air	30	<1	45	1	32	<1	33	<1
Water	21	183	33	194	46	244	58	256
Pipeline	11	NA	24	NA	39	NA	52	86
Other	23	NA	29	NA	34	NA	39	5
Total	503	NA	653	526	712	NA	790	679

Key: NA = not available.

¹2005 data are from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, North American Freight Transportation (Washington, DC: 2003), tables A-1 and A-2, available at www.bts.gov as of August 12, 2006.

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, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data, August 2006.

Table 2-6M (metric units)
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Mode	1998 Value ($ billions)	1998 Weight (millions of metric tonnes)	2000 Value ($ billions)	2000 Weight (millions of metric tonnes)	2004 Value ($ billions)	2004 Weight (millions of metric tonnes)	20051 Value ($ billions)	20051 Weight (millions of metric tonnes)
Truck	350	NA	429	NA	453	NA	491	173
Rail	68	NA	94	NA	108	NA	116	128
Air	30	<1	45	<1	32	<1	33	<1
Water	21	166	33	176	46	222	58	232
Pipeline	11	NA	24	NA	39	NA	52	78
Other	23	NA	29	NA	34	NA	39	5
Total	503	NA	653	477	712	NA	790	616

Key: NA = not available.

¹2005 data are from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, North American Freight Transportation (Washington, DC: 2003), tables A-1 and A-2, available at www.bts.gov as of August 12, 2006.

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, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Freight Data, August 2006.