Wall Street Journal, 9/30/09
Surface trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico fell 28% in July, continuing a trend of falling trade among the countries during the economic downturn.
The latest drop was the seventh consecutive month with a year-over-year decline of greater than 27%, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade totaled $31 billion in July, down 34% from a year earlier, while U.S.-Mexico surface trade fell 17% to $20.5 billion. Illinois led all states as the largest trading partner with Canada, while Texas was the largest trading partner with Mexico.
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