(Journal of Commerce Online – Joseph Bonney)
Surface transported trade falls 12.3% from June to July
The value of trade moving by surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico totaled $61.3 billion in July, an 18% increase from a year earlier, but the business declined from June to July, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Thursday.
The value of surface transportation shipments between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners fell 12.3% in July from the previous month. The DOT’s Bureau of Trade Statistics noted that month-to-month changes can be affected by seasonal variations and other factors.
U.S.-Canada trade totaled $36.3 billion in July, up 17.1% from a year earlier. U.S. surface trade with Mexico totaled $24.9 billion, up 21.5% from July 2009. Read more here.
