Table EC6: Modal Shares in Canada-United States Trade, 2014-2023

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Table EC6: Modal Shares in Canada-United States Trade, 2014-2023

Table EC6: Modal Shares in Canada-United States Trade, 2014-2023
Canadian Exports to the U.S.
      (Millions of dollars)
      ---------------------------------------- Total exports1 ----------------------------------------------     ----------------------- Share of Total (%) -------------------------
      All Modes Road Rail Marine Air Other     Road Rail Marine Air Other
 
2014     404,711 179,605 78,288 22,516 16,892 107,410     44.4 19.3 5.6 4.2 26.5
2015     402,171 206,382 81,181 19,174 19,824 75,610     51.3 20.2 4.8 4.9 18.8
2016     394,183 217,654 79,218 15,192 19,004 63,116     55.2 20.1 3.9 4.8 16.0
2017     414,184 214,457 81,613 19,405 18,562 80,147     51.8 19.7 4.7 4.5 19.4
2018     437,848 219,690 89,441 20,239 19,074 89,403     50.2 20.4 4.6 4.4 20.4
2019     446,078 225,286 85,604 22,127 21,081 91,980     50.5 19.2 5.0 4.7 20.6
2020     382,882 207,173 71,623 14,926 21,804 67,356     54.1 18.7 3.9 5.7 17.6
2021     476,186 234,387 87,602 22,930 19,572 111,696     49.2 18.4 4.8 4.1 23.5
2022     599,347 268,271 102,773 31,598 19,246 177,458     44.8 17.1 5.3 3.2 29.6
2023     594,993 296,686 99,463 25,665 25,547 147,631     49.9 16.7 4.3 4.3 24.8
 
 
Canadian Imports from the U.S.
      (Millions of dollars)
      ----------------------------------------- Total imports2 --------------------------------------------     ----------------------- Share of Total (%) -------------------------
      All Modes Road Rail Marine Air Other     Road Rail Marine Air Other
2014     278,510 191,932 36,342 19,936 17,307 12,993     68.9 13.0 7.2 6.2 4.7
2015     285,345 204,636 33,794 16,106 20,769 10,039     71.7 11.8 5.6 7.3 3.5
2016     278,206 199,903 37,326 8,751 19,324 12,902     71.9 13.4 3.1 6.9 4.6
2017     288,857 203,129 40,752 10,131 19,197 15,648     70.3 14.1 3.5 6.6 5.4
2018     304,591 208,543 40,696 17,875 21,552 15,925     68.5 13.4 5.9 7.1 5.2
2019     305,267 208,295 41,888 18,769 21,757 14,558     68.2 13.7 6.1 7.1 4.8
2020     265,538 188,968 34,517 11,821 19,740 10,492     71.2 13.0 4.5 7.4 4.0
2021     299,837 208,238 42,040 14,515 21,107 13,937     69.5 14.0 4.8 7.0 4.6
2022     366,382 243,564 54,196 23,674 24,335 20,614     66.5 14.8 6.5 6.6 5.6
2023     374,090 259,831 54,038 21,034 20,927 18,260     69.5 14.4 5.6 5.6 4.9
 
 
Total Canada-U.S. Trade
      (Millions of dollars)
      --------------------------------- Total exports and imports -----------------------------------     ----------------------- Share of Total (%) -------------------------
      All Modes Road Rail Marine Air Other     Road Rail Marine Air Other
2014     683,220 371,537 114,630 42,452 34,199 120,403     54.4 16.8 6.2 5.0 17.6
2015     687,516 411,018 114,975 35,280 40,593 85,649     59.8 16.7 5.1 5.9 12.5
2016     672,390 417,557 116,544 23,943 38,328 76,018     62.1 17.3 3.6 5.7 11.3
2017     703,041 417,586 122,365 29,536 37,759 95,795     59.4 17.4 4.2 5.4 13.6
2018     742,439 428,234 130,137 38,113 40,626 105,328     57.7 17.5 5.1 5.5 14.2
2019     751,345 433,581 127,492 40,896 42,838 106,538     57.7 17.0 5.4 5.7 14.2
2020     648,420 396,141 106,140 26,747 41,544 77,848     61.1 16.4 4.1 6.4 12.0
2021     776,023 442,625 129,642 37,445 40,679 125,633     57.0 16.7 4.8 5.2 16.2
2022     965,729 511,835 156,969 55,272 43,581 198,072     53.0 16.3 5.7 4.5 20.5
2023     969,082 556,516 153,500 46,699 46,475 165,892     57.4 15.8 4.8 4.8 17.1
 
 

Notes and Sources

Notes: R = Revised data. P = Preliminary data.

1 For exports, the mode of transport represents the mode of transport by which the international boundary is crossed. This may be different from the mode of transport within Canada. Total exports are the sum of domestic exports and re-exports.

2 For imports, the mode of transport represents the last mode of transport by which the cargo was transported to the port of clearance in Canada and is derived from the cargo control documents of customs. This may not be the mode of transport by which the cargo arrived at the Canadian port of entry in the case of inland clearance. This may, therefore, lead to some underestimation of Canadian imports by the marine and air transport modes.



Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada, International Trade Database

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Notes: R = Revised data. P = Preliminary data.

1 For exports, the mode of transport represents the mode of transport by which the international boundary is crossed. This may be different from the mode of transport within Canada. Total exports are the sum of domestic exports and re-exports.

2 For imports, the mode of transport represents the last mode of transport by which the cargo was transported to the port of clearance in Canada and is derived from the cargo control documents of customs. This may not be the mode of transport by which the cargo arrived at the Canadian port of entry in the case of inland clearance. This may, therefore, lead to some underestimation of Canadian imports by the marine and air transport modes.



Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada, International Trade Database