Surface Trade With Canada, Mexico Down 3.2% in December
Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico was down 3.2 percent in December 2012 compared to December 2011, reaching $71.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. BTS said…
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$48 billion of the U.S.'s trade with Canada and Mexico moved by truck in December, $13.7 billion moved by rail, and $5.7 billion by pipeline. U.S.-Canada surface trade was $42.1 billion in December 2012, and U.S.-Mexico surface trade was $29.8 billion.