BTS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for September:
September 2009 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Fell 20.2 Percent from September 2008
(State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7)
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 20.2 percent lower in September 2009 than in September 2008, dropping to $57.3 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico rose 5.6 percent in August 2009 from September 2009. Month-to-month changes can be affected by seasonal variations and other factors.
U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade totaled $34.8 billion in September, down 25.7 percent compared to September 2008. U.S.-Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $22.5 billion in September, down 10.0 percent compared to September 2008.
Surface transportation consists largely of freight movements by truck, rail and pipeline. About 88 percent of U.S. trade by value with Canada and Mexico moves on land.
See BTS Transborder Data Release for summary tables and additional data. See North American Transborder Freight Data for historic data.