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07 Country Total International Merchandise Trade

Table 7 - 1
International Merchandise Trade By Mode

(Current value, in millions of U. S. Dollars)
 
 
 
 
CanadaCanada
Hierarchies1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007p
Level of indent Total international merchandise trade 241,885 355,450 372,853 412,470r 415,905r 454,845r 518,586r 482,553r 474,626r 511,668r 588,918r 672,282 734,458 797,475
Level of indent Exports 125,136 191,101 202,288 215,310r 214,715r 239,205r 278,221r 260,967r 252,414r 271,910r 316,575r 359,562 387,610 419,038
Level of indent Imports 116,749 164,349 170,565 197,161r 201,191r 215,640r 240,365r 221,586r 222,212r 239,758r 272,343r 312,720 346,848 378,437
Level of indent Air, total trade 19,191 33,349 35,724 41,476r 42,253r 48,363r 60,557r 53,550r 47,896r 51,548r 61,012r 70,644 79,464 89,655
Level of indent Exports 8,736 13,273 13,875 15,218r 15,823r 18,356r 24,279r 22,246r 19,991 22,841 26,512r 31,428 34,901 37,924
Level of indent Imports 10,456 20,076 21,849 26,258r 26,430r 30,007r 36,278r 31,304r 27,904r 28,707r 34,500r 39,216 44,563 51,731
Level of indent Water, total trade 50,406 63,040 61,346 60,961r 53,612r 56,199r 69,311r 63,954r 65,686r 76,733r 90,442r 107,273 126,725 148,491
Level of indent Exports 29,608 34,314 33,272 33,359r 27,536r 27,363r 31,686r 29,139r 29,357r 34,131r 41,857r 49,961 60,564 75,737
Level of indent Imports 20,799 28,725 28,074 27,602r 26,076r 28,836r 37,625r 34,815r 36,329r 42,602r 48,585r 57,313 66,161 72,754
Level of indent Road, total trade 126,945 192,440 206,520 234,275r 249,419r 268,974r 286,691r 262,503r 265,327r 271,333r 304,605r 333,976 358,964 376,942
Level of indent Exports 61,660 90,797 100,001 108,713r 116,605r 126,828r 137,159r 126,454r 127,163 125,898r 143,484r 155,527 163,770 167,890
Level of indent Imports 65,286 101,643 106,519 125,562r 132,813r 142,146r 149,532r 136,050r 138,164r 145,435r 161,121r 178,449 195,193 209,052
Level of indent Rail, total trade 28,002 50,961 49,552 55,201r 52,456r 61,347r 66,907r 64,974r 65,435r 69,274r 79,790r 85,856 91,939 98,263
Level of indent Exports 17,969 38,448 37,498 39,567r 38,333r 47,748r 51,365r 49,179r 48,767 51,783r 60,239r 63,171 66,485 69,164
Level of indent Imports 10,033 12,513 12,054 15,633r 14,123r 13,599r 15,543 15,795r 16,669r 17,491r 19,551r 22,685 25,454 29,100
Level of indent Pipeline, total trade U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Level of indent Exports U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Level of indent Imports U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Level of indent Other, total trade 17,340 15,660 19,711 20,557r 18,165r 19,961r 35,120r 37,571r 30,282r 42,780r 53,068r 74,534 77,366 84,124
Level of indent Exports 7,164 14,269 17,642 18,452r 16,418r 18,910r 33,733r 33,949r 27,137 37,257 44,483 59,475 61,890 68,323
Level of indent Imports 10,175 1,391 2,069 2,105 1,747 1,051 1,387 3,622r 3,146r 5,523r 8,585r 15,058 15,476 15,801
 
 
MexicoMexico
Hierarchies1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007p
Level of indent Total international merchandise trade U U 185,469 220,239 242,912 278,337 340,579 327,176 329,725 335,312 384,808r 436,053 505,983r 553,824
Level of indent Exports U U 96,000 110,431 117,539 136,362 166,121 158,780 161,046 164,766 187,998r 214,233 249,925r 271,875
Level of indent Imports U U 89,469 109,808 125,373 141,975 174,458 168,396 168,679 170,546 196,810 221,820 256,058r 281,949
Level of indent Air, total trade U U 10,029 14,100 18,572 20,600 27,752 24,448 21,664 20,069 24,180 26,138 29,647 33,117
Level of indent Exports U U 3,859 5,119 7,055 7,241 10,018 9,378 7,643 6,174 7,032 7,935 8,693 10,285
Level of indent Imports U U 6,170 8,981 11,517 13,359 17,734 15,070 14,021 13,895 17,148 18,203 20,954 22,832
Level of indent Water, total trade U U 32,222 36,509 37,056 40,480 53,304 47,020 49,191 56,209 70,469 92,663 114,813 132,391
Level of indent Exports U U 20,888 22,165 19,154 20,480 27,775 21,945 23,920 28,308 35,392 47,236 59,544 68,130
Level of indent Imports U U 11,334 14,344 17,902 20,000 25,529 25,075 25,271 27,901 35,077 45,427 55,269 64,261
Level of indent Road, total trade U U 112,009 135,945 158,681 184,005 209,533 199,252 201,127 204,291 234,690 258,864 293,126r 312,281
Level of indent Exports U U 56,277 68,018 78,077 91,991 105,951 102,113 105,551 108,396 123,810 136,408 153,721r 163,242
Level of indent Imports U U 55,732 67,927 80,604 92,014 103,582 97,139 95,576 95,895 110,880 122,456 139,405r 149,039
Level of indent Rail, total trade U U 19,740 20,734 19,637 23,701 31,332 17,759 21,495 22,348 25,794 31,315 41,786r 44,325
Level of indent Exports U U 14,196 14,080 13,076 16,511 21,737 9,400 12,692 13,272 14,376 18,210 26,316r 27,005
Level of indent Imports U U 5,544 6,654 6,561 7,190 9,595 8,359 8,803 9,076 11,418 13,105 15,470r 17,320
Level of indent Pipeline, total trade U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Level of indent Exports U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Level of indent Imports U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
Level of indent Other, total trade U U 11,469 12,950 8,966 9,551 18,658 38,697 36,248 32,395 29,675r 27,073 26,611r 31,710
Level of indent Exports U U 780 1,049 177 140 640 15,944 11,240 8,616 7,388r 4,444 1,651r 3,213
Level of indent Imports U U 10,689 11,901 8,789 9,411 18,018 22,753r 25,008 23,779 22,287 22,629 24,960r 28,497
 
 
United StatesUnited States
Hierarchies1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Level of indent Total international merchandise trade 888,236 1,326,536 1,414,142 1,557,811r 1,594,359 1,717,587 1,997,307r 1,872,985r 1,856,806 1,983,139 2,287,607 2,575,320 2,892,262 3,116,407
Level of indent Exports 392,976 583,031 622,827 687,598 680,474 692,821 780,419 731,026 693,257 723,743 817,936 904,380 1,037,143r 1,162,708
Level of indent Imports 496,028 743,505 791,315 870,213 913,885 1,024,766 1,216,888 1,141,959 1,163,549 1,259,396 1,469,671 1,670,940 1,855,119r 1,953,699
Level of indent Air, total trade 201,383 355,334 382,058 4,325,040r 442,065 495,533 592,998r 518,601r 498,498 523,343 599,427 652,091 730,993r 781,226
Level of indent Exports 110,471 181,094 196,182 219,751 217,583 236,650 284,356 251,494 225,322 235,602 270,040 292,970 336,536 365,965
Level of indent Imports 90,912 174,239 185,877 212,753 224,482 258,883 308,642 267,107 273,176 287,741 329,387 359,120 394,458r 415,261
Level of indent Water, total trade 434,233 572,512 591,171 625,576 614,490r 631,555 7,399,640r 718,448 729,127 811,086 958,585 1,120,959 1,279,456 1,398,949
Level of indent Exports 150,827 215,907 221,252 224,717 200,998 182,211 199,069 198,841 191,062 206,205 233,639 261,519 308,356 375,152
Level of indent Imports 283,406 356,606 369,919 400,859 413,492 449,344 540,895 519,607 538,065 604,881 724,946 859,440 971,100 1,023,796
Level of indent Road, total trade N N N 323,297r 349,978r 385,413 428,700 395,425 397,763 404,035 452,953 490,526 533,658 554,831
Level of indent Exports N N N 166,766 175,238 190,064 212,215 191,918 189,184 194,786 215,247 234,563 276,348 287,441
Level of indent Imports N N N 156,531 174,740 195,349 216,485 203,507 208,579 209,249 237,706 255,963 257,310 267,390
Level of indent Rail, total trade N N N 69,844 67,872 78,414 94,197r 92,617 91,875 95,724 108,360 116,458 128,871 137,859
Level of indent Exports N N N 18,904 18,468 17,465 23,442 23,362 24,117 26,041 30,229 35,070 39,749 44,837
Level of indent Imports N N N 50,940 49,404 60,949 70,755 69,255 67,758 69,683 78,131 81,388 89,122 93,022
Level of indent Pipeline, total trade N N N 14,132 11,289 12,315 23,592 26,427r 22,575 32,366 38,499 51,704 56,808 59,306
Level of indent Exports N N N 249 167 258 463 517 742 915 1,671 2,937 2,887 4,122
Level of indent Imports N N N 13,883 11,122 12,057 23,129 25,910 21,833 31,451 36,828 48,766 53,921 55,184
Level of indent Other, total trade N N N 92,458r 108,665r 114,357 117,856r 121,467r 116,968r 116,585r 129,783 143,583r 162,476 184,237
Level of indent Exports N N N 57,211r 68,020 66,173 60,874r 64,894 62,830 60,194 67,110 77,321r 73,267r 85,191
Level of indent Imports N N N 35,247 40,645r 48,184 56,982 56,573 54,138r 56,391r 62,673 66,262r 89,208r 99,045
 
 
Key
N = Data are nonexistent
p = Data are preliminary
r = Data are revised
U = Data are unavailable
 
 
Notes
Canada

For imports, the mode of transport information represents the last mode of transport by which the cargo was transported to
the port of clearance in Canada. This may not be the mode of transport by which the cargo arrived at the Canadian port of entry if the cargo are cleared by Canadian Customs at an inland port.

Exports by land modes of transportation in this table represents Canadian trade with a second country that were transshipped via a third country, generally the United States. For exports, the mode of transport information represents the mode of transport by which the international boundary is crossed. For Canadian exports via the United States to other overseas countries, the mode reported would be the mode used to cross the Canadian/U.S. border.

In this table and for both import and export shipments, the category of Other is, for the most part, pipeline movements. Other also includes mail and parcel post and other miscellaneous modes of transport.

Mexico
The value for total trade are definitive, meanwhile data for mode of transportation are preliminary. Pipeline data are included in Other, total trade, which includes postal services and other modes.
 
Sources
Canada

Transport Canada. Economic Analysis Directorate, adapted from Statistics Canada International Trade Data (Ottawa, Ont.: 2008).

US/Canada Exchange Rates (Yearly average) 1990, 1995-96: International Monetary Fund. International Financial Statistics Yearbook, 2001 (Ottawa, Ont.: 2002).

US/Canada Exchange Rates (Yearly average) 1997-2007: Bank of Canada Website on Exchange rates (Ottawa, Ont.: 2008).
   

Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Dirección General de Contabilidad Nacional y Estadísticas Económicas. Based on data developed through an interagency working group including the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, Banco de México, Secretaría de Economía and Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. (Mexico City, D.F.: various years).
United States

Total, Air, and Water trade: U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise CD (Washington, DC: various years’ December issues).  Starting 2006: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics, available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/index.html.

Road, rail, and pipeline: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/itt as of July 2008.

Other total trade: is calculated by subtracting all modes including the value of all other modes from U.S.-NAFTA trade from the total value of export and import of U.S. international merchandize trade.

 
 
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