US trade using surface transportation between the US and its NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico jumped 18.3 percent in August from August 2010, totaling $80.4 billion, and was up 11.1 percent from July 2011. This was the second time on record that US-NAFTA trade by land modes exceeded $80 billion in one month--the first time was in March 2011.
US -Canada trade was $47.5 billion, a 19.1 percent year-on-year increase, and US-Mexico trade was $32.9 billion, an increase of 17.2 percent.