Freight Facts and Figures 2010
Tables 2-8 and 2-8M. Value and Tonnage of U.S. Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico by Transportation Mode: 1999-2009
Trade with Canada and Mexico has grown rapidly over the past decade. Trucks carry about 62 percent of the value of goods traded with these countries.
Table 2-8 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
Billions of current U.S. dollars and millions of short tons
| Mode | 1999 Value | 1999 Weight | 2004 Value | 2004 Weight | 2008 Value | 2008 Weight | 2009 Value | 2009 Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck1 | 385 | NA | 453 | NA | 554 | 182 | 455 | 155 |
| Rail1 | 78 | NA | 108 | NA | 140 | 148 | 96 | 108 |
| Air | 34 | 1 | 32 | <1 | 41 | <1 | 39 | <1 |
| Water | 23 | 183 | 46 | 244 | 93 | 232 | 59 | 189 |
| Pipeline1 | 12 | NA | 39 | NA | 88 | 99 | 49 | 99 |
| Other1 | 25 | NA | 34 | NA | 47 | 7 | 37 | 6 |
| Total1 | 559 | NA | 712 | NA | 964 | 668 | 735 | 557 |
Key: NA = not available.
1The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimated the weight of exports for truck, rail, pipeline, and other modes using weight-to-value ratios derived from imported commodities that vary by country, mode, and commodity.
Notes:
1 short ton = 2,000 pounds. Mode "Other" includes shipments transported by mail, other and unknown modes, and shipments through Foreign Trade Zones. Totals for the most recent year differ slightly from the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) due to variations in coverage and FAF conversion of values to constant dollars. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Sources:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, North American Transborder Freight Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/ as of July 27, 2010; U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, FT920 - U.S. Merchandise Trade: Selected Highlights (Washington, DC: annual issues).
Table 2-8M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
Billions of current U.S. dollars and millions of metric tonnes
| Mode | 1999 Value | 1999 Weight | 2004 Value | 2004 Weight | 2008 Value | 2008 Weight | 2009 Value | 2009 Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck1 | 385 | NA | 453 | NA | 554 | 165 | 455 | 141 |
| Rail1 | 78 | NA | 108 | NA | 140 | 134 | 96 | 98 |
| Air | 34 | <1 | 32 | <1 | 41 | <1 | 39 | <1 |
| Water | 23 | 166 | 46 | 222 | 93 | 211 | 59 | 172 |
| Pipeline1 | 12 | NA | 39 | NA | 88 | 89 | 49 | 89 |
| Other1 | 25 | NA | 34 | NA | 47 | 6 | 37 | 5 |
| Total1 | 559 | NA | 712 | NA | 964 | 606 | 735 | 506 |
Key: NA = not available.
1The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimated the weight of exports for truck, rail, pipeline, and other modes using weight-to-value ratios derived from imported commodities that vary by country, mode, and commodity.
Notes:
1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons. 1 short ton = 2,000 pounds. Mode "Other" includes shipments transported by mail, other and unknown modes, and shipments through Foreign Trade Zones. Totals for the most recent year differ slightly from the Freight Analysis Framework due to variations in coverage and FAF conversion of values to constant dollars. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Sources:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, North American Transborder Freight Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/ as of July 27, 2010; U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, FT920 - U.S. Merchandise Trade: Selected Highlights (Washington, DC: annual issues).
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