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BTS Statistics Release: September 2017 North American Freight Numbers

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View it as a Web page.   BTS 57-17 Tuesday, November 21, 2017 BTS Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568 david.smallen@dot.gov   BTS Statistics Release: September 2017 North American Freight Numbers     SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data     U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $94.4 billion as three out of five major transportation modes carried more freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in September 2017 compared to September 2016, according to the TransBorder Freight Data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) (Figure 2, Table 1).   The 3.6 percent rise from September 2016 is the 11th consecutive month in which the year-over-year value in current dollars of U.S.-NAFTA freight increased from the same month of the previous year (Figure 1).     Freight by Mode     SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data     The value of commodities moving by vessel increased 28.6 percent, pipeline by 9.1 percent, and truck by 2.9 percent. Rail decreased by 3.3 percent and air decreased by 3.4 percent (Figure 2, Table 2). The large percentage increase in the value of goods moving by vessel is due in part to an increase in the unit value and a 6.1 percent increase in the volume of mineral fuels traded.   Trucks carried 64.3 percent of U.S.-NAFTA freight and continued to be the most utilized mode for moving goods to and from both U.S.-NAFTA partners. Trucks accounted for $31.0 billion of the $50.2 billion of imports (61.8 percent) and $29.7 billion of the $44.2 billion of exports (67.2 percent) (Table 2).   Rail remained the second largest mode by value, moving 14.9 percent of all U.S.-NAFTA freight, followed by vessel, 6.7 percent; pipeline, 5.2 percent; and air, 3.9 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 84.4 percent of the total value of U.S.-NAFTA freight flows (Table 2).   U.S.-Canada Freight         SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data     Comparing September 2016 to September 2017, the value of U.S.-Canada freight flows increased by 5.0 percent to $48.5 billion as the value of freight on four major modes increased from a year earlier. The value of freight carried on vessel increased by 52.4 percent due in part to an increase in the unit value and a 23.9 percent increase in the volume of mineral fuels traded. Pipeline increased by 11.1 percent, truck by 3.1 percent, and rail by 2.4 percent. Air decreased by 5.0 percent due to a notable decrease of 13.5 percent in the value of pearls and stones transported (Figure 3, Table 3).   Trucks carried 58.6 percent of the value of the freight to and from Canada. Rail carried 16.0 percent followed by pipeline, 9.5 percent; air, 4.6 percent; and vessel, 4.3 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 84.1 percent of the value of total U.S.-Canada freight flows (Table 3).   U.S.-Mexico Freight        SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data     Comparing September 2016 to September 2017, the value of U.S.-Mexico freight flows increased by 2.1 percent to $45.9 billion as the value of freight on two major modes increased from a year earlier. The value of commodities moved by vessel increased by 19.4 percent, and truck by 2.8 percent. Air decreased by 0.6 percent, rail by 9.6 percent, and pipeline by 15.9 percent due primarily to decreases in the volumes of mineral fuels exported (Figure 4, Table 4).   Trucks carried 70.4 percent of the value of freight to and from Mexico. Rail carried 13.6 percent followed by vessel, 9.2 percent; air, 3.0 percent; and pipeline, 0.6 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 84.6 percent of the value of total U.S.-Mexico freight flows (Table 4).    Commodities In September 2017, the top commodity category transported between the U.S. and Canada was vehicles and parts, of which $5.2 billion, or 57.1 percent, moved by truck and $3.6 billion, or 40.3 percent by rail (Figure 5). The top commodity category transported between the U.S. and Mexico in September 2017 was electrical machinery, of which $8.1 billion, or 92.0 percent, moved by truck and $0.5 billion, or 5.5 percent, moved by air (Figure 6).       SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data  NOTES: Import and export numbers might not add to totals due to rounding.      SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data  NOTES: Import and export numbers might not add to totals due to rounding.   Reporting Notes BTS press releases and the BTS website define surface transportation modes as truck, rail and pipeline. See North American TransBorder Freight Data on the BTS website for additional data for surface modes since 1995 and all modes since 2004. The category of all modes of transportation cited in the following tables includes freight movements by truck, rail, vessel, pipeline, air, other and unknown modes of transport.              Data in this press release are not seasonally adjusted and are not adjusted for inflation. Additional summary data adjusted for inflation and exchange rates can be found on the BTS website under TransBorder Indexed Freight Flow Data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indexes used in the adjustments for inflation and exchange rates might be revised in each of the three months after original publication. For previous statistical releases and summary tables, see TransBorder Releases. See TransBorder Freight Data for data from previous months, and for additional state, port, and commodity data. BTS has scheduled the release of October TransBorder numbers for Jan. 4.     Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows (millions of current dollars)   Month 2015 2016 2017 Percent Change 2015-2016 Percent Change 2016-2017 January 89,258 82,430 87,960 -7.7 6.7 February 85,723 84,038 86,474 -2.0 2.9 March 96,070 90,462 100,289 -5.8 10.9 April 93,327 90,380 91,068 -3.2 0.8 May 92,707 89,840 98,246 -3.1 9.4 June 99,030 92,671 99,764 -6.4 7.7 July 92,995 83,725 89,175 -10.0 6.5 August 92,442 93,126 97,439 0.7 4.6 September 93,246 91,126 94,379 -2.3 3.6 October 96,624 93,165   -3.6   November 88,154 91,089   3.3   December 86,748 87,086   0.4   Year-to-date 834,799 797,798 844,795 -4.4 5.9 Annual 1,106,325 1,069,138   -3.4     SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data  NOTE: Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.     Table 2. Value of Monthly U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation (millions of current dollars)   Mode   September 2016 September 2017 Percent Change September 2016-2017 All Modes Imports 48,755 50,165 2.9 Exports 42,371 44,214 4.3 Total 91,126 94,379 3.6           All Surface Modes Imports 43,160 43,837 1.6 Exports 34,785 35,774 2.8 Total 77,946 79,611 2.1           Truck Imports 30,100 31,009 3.0 Exports 28,865 29,694 2.9 Total 58,965 60,703 2.9           Rail Imports 9,545 8,956 -6.2 Exports 4,953 5,064 2.2 Total 14,498 14,020 -3.3           Pipeline Imports 3,515 3,872 10.2 Exports 967 1,016 5.1 Total 4,482 4,889 9.1           Vessel Imports 2,414 3,071 27.2 Exports 2,487 3,230 29.9 Total 4,901 6,301 28.6           Air Imports 1,646 1,578 -4.1 Exports 2,127 2,069 -2.7 Total 3,773 3,647 -3.4   SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data NOTES: Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding.   Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. The value of trade for all modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air modes, it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, and other transportation. For additional detail, please refer to the "Data Fields" section of TransBorder Freight Data     Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Canada Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation (millions of current dollars)   Mode   September 2016 September 2017 Percent Change September 2016-2017 All Modes Imports 23,666 24,374 3.0 Exports 22,525 24,126 7.1 Total 46,191 48,500 5.0           All Surface Modes Imports 20,899 21,240 1.6 Exports 18,366 19,536 6.4 Total 39,265 40,776 3.8           Truck Imports 12,376 12,477 0.8 Exports 15,171 15,936 5.0 Total 27,547 28,413 3.1           Rail Imports 5,024 4,903 -2.4 Exports 2,551 2,856 12.0 Total 7,575 7,759 2.4           Pipeline Imports 3,499 3,860 10.3 Exports 644 744 15.5 Total 4,143 4,604 11.1           Vessel Imports 834 1,251 49.9 Exports 527 824 56.4 Total 1,361 2,075 52.4           Air Imports 1,010 941 -6.9 Exports 1,355 1,306 -3.6 Total 2,365 2,248 -5.0   SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data NOTES: Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. The value of trade for all modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air modes, it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, and other transportation. For additional detail, please refer to the "Data Fields" section of TransBorder Freight Data     Table 4. Value of Monthly U.S.-Mexico Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation (millions of current dollars)   Mode   September 2016 September 2017 Percent Change September 2016-2017 All Modes Imports 25,089 25,791 2.8 Exports 19,846 20,087 1.2 Total 44,935 45,879 2.1           All Surface Modes Imports 22,261 22,597 1.5 Exports 16,419 16,238 -1.1 Total 38,681 38,835 0.4           Truck Imports 17,724 18,532 4.6 Exports 13,694 13,758 0.5 Total 31,418 32,290 2.8           Rail Imports 4,521 4,053 -10.4 Exports 2,402 2,208 -8.1 Total 6,923 6,260 -9.6           Pipeline Imports 16 13 -22.3 Exports 323 273 -15.6 Total 339 285 -15.9           Vessel Imports 1,580 1,820 15.2 Exports 1,960 2,406 22.8 Total 3,540 4,226 19.4           Air Imports 636 637 0.2 Exports 772 762 -1.3 Total 1,408 1,399 -0.6   SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data NOTES: Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. 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