Table 2-6: U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Transportation Mode (Historical)
| Mode | 1997 Value ($ billions) |
1997 Weight (millions of short tons) |
1998 Value ($ billions) |
1998 Weight (millions of short tons) |
1999 Value ($ billions) |
1999 Weight (millions of short tons) |
2000 Value ($ billions) |
2000 Weight (millions of short tons) |
20011 Value ($ billions) |
20011 Weight (millions of short tons) |
2002 Value ($ billions) |
2002 Weight (millions of short tons) |
2003 Value ($ billions) |
2003 Weight (millions of short tons) |
2004 Value ($ billions) |
2004 Weight (millions of short tons) |
20052 Value ($ billions) |
20052 Weight (millions of short tons) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | 323 | NA | 350 | NA | 385 | NA | 429 | NA | 395 | 180 | 398 | NA | 404 | NA | 453 | NA | 491 | 191 |
| Rail | 70 | NA | 68 | NA | 78 | NA | 94 | NA | 93 | 97 | 92 | NA | 96 | NA | 108 | NA | 116 | 141 |
| Air | 28 | <1 | 30 | <1 | 34 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 37 | <1 | 30 | <1 | 28 | <1 | 32 | <1 | 33 | <1 |
| Water | 22 | 173 | 21 | 183 | 23 | 183 | 33 | 194 | 29 | 214 | 33 | 207 | 38 | 216 | 46 | 244 | 58 | 256 |
| Pipeline | 14 | NA | 11 | NA | 12 | NA | 24 | NA | 26 | 79 | 23 | NA | 32 | NA | 39 | NA | 52 | 86 |
| Other | 19 | NA | 23 | NA | 25 | NA | 29 | NA | 31 | 1 | 29 | NA | 31 | NA | 34 | NA | 39 | 5 |
| Total | 475 | 479 | 503 | NA | 559 | NA | 653 | 526 | 612 | 572 | 604 | 545 | 629 | 563 | 712 | NA | 790 | 679 |
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.
22005 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.
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