NAFTA truck trade continues to rise
WASHINGTON – U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade totaled $36.3 billion in July, up 17.1 percent compared to July 2009.
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the value of U.S. imports carried by truck was 12.6 percent higher in July 2010 compared to July 2009, while the value of exports carried was 20.8 percent higher.
Overall, surface transportation between the U.S. and both NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, was 18.8 percent higher in July 2010, reaching $61.3 billion,
However, it was still 14.5 percent below the July 2008 level.
And North American surface freight value fell 12.3 percent in July 2010 from the month before.
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