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The value of freight moved by rail, truck and pipeline between the United States and Canada and Mexico in September totaled $57.3 billion, down 20.2 percent compared with September 2008’s total value, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

Railed export value fell 28.3 percent to $4.4 billion and railed import value dropped 22.9 percent to $7.3 billion. Trucked export and import values declined 12.9 percent to $24.1 billion, and 16.2 percent to $23.9 billion, respectively.

The value of export freight railed between the United States and Canada plunged 30.8 percent to $2.7 billion while imported freight value plummeted 30.2 percent to $5.4 billion. The value of export freight railed between the United States and Mexico fell 24.6 percent to $1.8 billion while imported freight value declined 2.5 percent to $1.9 billion.

For more BTS data on surface transportation trade in September, follow this link.