Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 8.2 percent higher in April 2012 than in April 2011, totaling $79.8 billion, according to a report Tuesday from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of Transportation.
The value of US surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico decreased 7 percent in April 2012 from March 2012. However, US-Canada and US-Mexico surface transportation trade in April 2012 both increased compared to April 2011 with US-Canada trade reaching $47.2 billion, a 5.6 percent increase, and US-Mexico trade reaching $32.6 billion, a 12 percent increase.