NAFTA Boosted Most Transport Modes, as Trade Grew, BTS Says
Four of the five transportation modes carried more U.S.-NAFTA trade in July 2013 than in July 2012, said the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in a Sept. 27 report. It said the value of overall U.S. trade with its NAFTA partners…
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rose 6.3 percent from year to year. Pipelines showed the most year-to-year growth, 25 percent, while trucks rose 5.3 percent, rail 4.5 percent, and air 6.3 percent. Vessel was the only mode showing a decrease, 0.3 percent, BTS said.