1. 1 Bureau of Transportation Statistics International Transportation Data Program July 28, 2011

2. 2 Presentation Outline  North American TransBorder Freight Data, including Transshipment Data  Border Crossing/Entry Data  International Freight Data System  Transportation Data Exchanges  Binational Groups Working to Improve Border Transportation  Special Reports

3. 3 North American TransBorder Freight Data  Transportation data for U.S. freight trade with Canada and Mexico by all modes of transportation (rail, truck, pipeline, air, vessel, and other).  Official data for U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico for shipments that entered or exited the United States.  Data are acquired from the U.S. Census Bureau and are a detailed subset of official U.S. International Trade Statistics.  Contain freight flow data by commodity type and by mode of transportation.

4. 4  Provides data for many uses, including trade corridor studies, transportation infrastructure planning, marketing and logistics plans.  Data users include internal U.S. DOT customers, State DOTs, metropolitan planning organizations, foreign governments, consultants and academics.  Data set began after the implementation of the North American Free Trade Act in 1994.  Monthly data are available from April 1994 onwards: http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/. http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/ North American TransBorder Freight Data

5. 5 North American TransBorder Freight Data Cross-Tabulations  Coverage: □ U.S. States □ Canadian Provinces and Territories □ Mexican States  Port: □ Land Ports □ Airports □ Seaports  Time Period: □ April 1994 – April 2011  Interval: □ Monthly  Commodities: □ 99 (at 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code)  Modes: □ Truck, Rail, Pipeline, Air, Vessel, Mail, Foreign Trade Zones, Other and Unknown  Trade Type: □ Export, Import and Total Trade  Measure: □ Value □ Weight (imports)

6. 6 North American TransBorder Freight Data Query

7. 7 North American TransBorder Freight Data Enhancements Timeline  2004 - Air and Vessel data added  2009 - Interactive line charts added  June 2010 - Mapping added  June 2011 - Transshipment data added

8. 8 U.S.-Canada Truck Exports and Imports Trend Line, April 1994 – March 2011 SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data.

9. 9 U.S. Exports to Canada by Truck - 1995

10. 10 U.S. Exports to Canada by Truck - 2009

11. 11 Transshipments Through Canada or Mexico  Transshipments are shipments of merchandise from a country of origin to a country of ultimate destination through an intermediary country.  The BTS transshipment data depict the dollar value of shipments that travel between the U.S. and other countries through Canada or Mexico, as well as the weight of imported goods.  Annual transshipment data from 2006 to 2010 can be found on the BTS web site at: http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_TS/TBDR_TS_Index.html http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_TS/TBDR_TS_Index.html

12. 12 Transshipments Through Canada or Mexico Query

13. 13 Border Crossing/Entry Data  Contains data on the entry of vehicles, containers, passengers and pedestrians into the United States at land borders.  The data are received periodically from Customs and Border Protection (CBP).  BTS resolves any missing and atypical data by contacting individual ports of entry.  Provides data for many uses, including Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program apportionments, border region planning, transportation infrastructure planning and economic development efforts.  Selected data are published in the Statistical Abstract of the United States.  Data users include internal U.S. DOT customers, State DOTs, metropolitan planning organizations, foreign governments, consultants and academics.

14. 14 Border Crossing/Entry Data  Searchable database available online at: http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_BC/TBDR_BC_Index.html http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_BC/TBDR_BC_Index.html  Border Crossing data are available in the following categories: □ trucks, □ truck containers (empty and full), □ trains, □ rail containers (empty and full), □ train passengers, □ personal vehicles, □ passengers in personal vehicles, □ buses, □ bus passengers, and □ pedestrians.

15. 15 Border Crossing/Entry Data Query

16. 16 Border Crossing/Entry Data Query

17. 17 North American Transportation Statistics Interchange (NATS Interchange)  A forum for Canada, Mexico and the United States to exchange information on transportation data activities and coordinate joint projects.  The NATS Interchange has produced the North American Transportation Statistics On- Line Database (NATS-OD) at: http://nats.sct.gob.mx/http://nats.sct.gob.mx/ □ The three countries provide comparable data series □ 12 categories of data elements are: ▪Updated annually, and ▪Emphasis on adding new indicators  BTS is a founding member of the NATS Interchange – in the early 1990s  Annual meetings in May or June  BTS and the U.S. Census Bureau hosts the NATS Interchange in Washington, DC every three years. □ Canada hosted the 2010 NATS Interchange □ Mexico hosted in 2011 NATS Interchange □ The U.S. will host the 2012 NATS Interchange

18. 18 NATS-OD Website  North American Transportation Statistics Interchange  United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)  International Transport Forum

19. 19 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Working Party on Transport Statistics  The United States is a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).  BTS traditionally participates in the UNECE Working Party on Transport Statistics.  The UNECE Working Party on Transport Statistics meets every May, June or July in Geneva, Switzerland.  Common Questionnaire – Joint transportation data gathering program (with the International Transport Forum and Eurostat – the European Union’s statistical agency): □ Railway transport □ Road transport □ Navigable inland waterways □ Gas and oil pipelines □ Vehicle-kilometers of road transport □ Buses and coaches

20. 20 International Transport Forum  The United States became a member of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in 2006. The ITF is an extension of the former European Conference of Ministers of Transport. □ The ITF is one of the agencies that receives data from the Common Questionnaire.  Data Collection Efforts include: □ Transport Trends ▪Freight Transport ▪Passenger Transport ▪Road Injury Accidents ▪Containers Loaded and Unloaded in Seaports ▪Coastal Shipping… □ Short Term Trends Survey ▪Rail ▪Road ▪Water ▪Economic data □ Investment in Transport Infrastructure ▪Total Gross Investment ▪Maintenance Expenditures  Data are available at: http://www.internationaltransportforum.org /statistics/

21. 21 International Freight Data System  BTS and partner U.S. DOT agencies are participating in the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System (ACE/ITDS) project to re-engineer import and export data collection.  International Freight Data System (IFDS) Partner agencies: □ Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) □ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) □ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) □ Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) □ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) □ Maritime Administration (MARAD) □ Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

22. 22 International Freight Data System  The International Freight Data System (IFDS) will serve as the U.S. DOT portal into the Government-wide Automated Commercial Environment/ International Trade Data System (ACE/ITDS).  ACE/ITDS is led by Customs and Border Protection with the participation of 46 Federal agencies. When fully implemented, ACE/ITDS will be a single window of contact between the Federal Government and private sector.  IFDS will provide a wide variety of trade and transportation data to internal and external users.  U.S. DOT agencies expect to link e-manifest (all modes) data with entry and entry summary data for better geographic representation of imports followed by exports.  Projected IFDS Phase 1 completion – 2012

23. 23  Led by the Federal Highway Administration and Transport Canada.  BTS is a key player on the Trade and Traffic Data Subcommittee, which is involved in: ▪Traffic Counting ▪Transborder Origin-Destination Surveys ▪Border Wait Time Studies ▪New Technologies  TBWG Border Crossing Database: http://www.thetbwg.org/ObicSearch.aspx?lang=1  Other TBWG Subcommittees: □ Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee □ Technology Subcommittee □ Policy Subcommittee U.S.-Canada Transportation Border Working Group (TBWG)

24. 24 TBWG Border Crossing Database

25. 25  Led by the Federal Highway Administration and Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transport. The Joint Working Committee (JWC) seeks to  Establish methods and procedures to analyze current and future transportation infrastructure needs  Evaluate transportation demand and infrastructure impacts resulting from future changes in land transportation traffic.  The committee has many projects involving the development of border wait time data at different ports of entry. U.S.-Mexico Joint Working Committee on Transportation Planning

26. 26 Upcoming Reports:  Brazil: Transportation Highlights  U.S. Imports From Mexico: Top U.S. Destination States in 2010  U.S. Imports From Canada: Top U.S. Destination States in 2010 Completed Reports Include:  A Decade of Decline in Person Crossings From Mexico and Canada Into the United States  U.S. – China Trade Growth and America’s Transportation System  U.S. – East Africa Trade and Transportation International Transportation Special Reports

27. 27 A Decade of Decline in Persons Crossing From Mexico and Canada into the United States  This special report profiles a 37 percent decline in person entering the U.S. between 2000 and 2009. □ A 40 percent drop at the Canadian Border □ A 36 percent drop at the Mexican Border  75 percent of the 252 million people entering the U.S. by land crossings in 2009 entered via the Mexican Border and 25 percent via the Canadian Border.  77 percent of the people entering the U.S. by land crossings were in personal vehicles – another 16 percent were pedestrians.

28. 28 U.S.–China Trade Growth and America’s Transportation System  Between 1989 and 2006, the value of U.S. imports from China increased by 2,300 percent and the value of U.S. exports to China increased by 851 percent.  The rate of growth increased after China became a member of the World Trade Organization in 2001.  An average growth rate of 21.4 percent a year in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) between 1998 and 2006.  In 2006, 79 percent of imports from China shipped by vessel entered the U.S. via west coast ports.

29. 29 Maritime Vessels Carry More Than Half of Growing U.S.–East Africa Trade  There were are combined $1.3 billion in U.S. exports in 2007 to five East African nations: □ Burundi □ Kenya □ Rwanda □ Tanzania □ Uganda  Modal breakdown of 2007 U.S. – East African trade: □ 57 percent by vessel □ 22 percent by air □ 21 percent by other modes – mostly U.S. shipments of aircraft to Kenya (the aircraft itself is the commodity being shipped)

30. 30 Steven Beningo Bureau of Transportation Statistics RTS-34, Room E34-469 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Steven.Beningo@dot.gov (202) 366-9683 Contact Information