Highway, rail trade with U.S. edges up
WASHINGTON — Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its NAFTA partners was 7.5 percent higher in September 2008 than the same month the year before, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
However, the value of U.S. road and highway-based trade with Canada and Mexico fell 0.6 percent in September from August.
Surface transportation consists largely of freight movements by truck, rail and pipeline.
Particularly, U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade totaled $46.8 billion in September, up 9.7 percent compared to September 2007.
The value of imports carried by truck was unchanged in September 2008 compared to September 2007, while the value of exports carried by truck was 2.6 percent higher.
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