The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Tuesday that trade using surface transportation between the US and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, was 11.5 percent higher in January 2012 than in January 2011, totaling $75.5 billion. US trade with Canada and Mexico was also up 1.8 percent from December 2011.
US-Canada and US-Mexico surface transportation trade both increased compared to January 2011 with US-Canada reaching $44.1 billion, a 9.6 percent increase, and US-Mexico reaching $31.4 billion, a 14.3 percent increase.