Nebraska Merchandise Trade by Surface Modes of Transportation, 1995 to 2009        
Value in Thousands of Dollars ($)                
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
All Surface Modes of Transportation -- Total $1,652,039.0 $1,782,511.2 $1,793,152.2 $2,318,625.8 $2,894,827.2 $3,690,684.1 $4,211,714.6 $3,557,127.5
All Surface Modes Exports to Canada 508,059.8 659,424.8 647,253.0 853,876.5 991,932.0 1,158,079.2 1,530,804.1 1,391,034.0
All Surface Modes Imports from Canada 620,312.1 559,881.6 565,494.2 710,133.3 842,846.0 1,309,340.8 1,190,274.1 690,456.2
All Surface Modes Exports to Mexico 454,470.8 464,018.2 409,177.7 518,138.5 788,604.3 886,516.3 1,140,205.5 1,079,571.4
All Surface Modes Imports from Mexico 69,196.4 99,186.7 171,227.3 236,477.5 271,444.9 336,747.8 350,430.9 396,065.9
Truck -- Total $1,175,894.4 $1,174,053.3 $1,277,438.7 $1,705,806.0 $2,069,314.7 $2,392,193.2 $2,600,308.5 $2,313,628.8
Truck Exports to Canada 473,375.5 491,563.7 541,367.3 654,414.9 821,697.6 884,302.1 1,122,902.6 1,046,111.9
Truck Imports from Canada 508,862.8 457,295.6 435,147.2 584,085.5 640,316.1 909,233.9 837,814.4 577,330.5
Truck Exports to Mexico 126,674.6 126,938.5 131,301.0 233,089.2 337,278.0 263,885.7 298,096.5 298,591.7
Truck Imports from Mexico 66,981.5 98,255.5 169,623.2 234,216.4 270,022.9 334,771.5 341,495.0 391,594.7
Rail -- Total $461,309.9 $468,781.0 $436,900.8 $470,775.6 $679,698.9 $1,075,826.2 $1,109,361.3 $951,848.7
Rail Exports to Canada 21,086.9 32,926.4 27,953.1 57,569.8 37,413.9 52,784.7 65,370.5 57,532.0
Rail Imports from Canada 111,425.3 98,142.3 129,662.9 125,923.0 190,714.9 400,104.2 224,117.0 112,500.8
Rail Exports to Mexico 326,582.9 336,781.1 277,727.9 285,021.6 450,148.2 620,961.0 813,045.3 777,344.6
Rail Imports from Mexico 2,214.9 931.2 1,556.8 2,261.2 1,421.9 1,976.3 6,828.6 4,471.2
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001  
All Surface Modes of Transportation -- Total $990,416.8 $1,263,905.6 $1,244,562.0 $1,310,700.7 $1,303,630.1 $1,347,914.1 $1,583,474.8  
All Surface Modes Exports to Canada 462,653.3 533,053.9 541,906.1 546,549.2 515,023.4 516,821.3 541,725.3  
All Surface Modes Imports from Canada 374,407.0 461,993.7 481,488.1 487,777.9 482,658.1 514,277.4 544,977.8  
All Surface Modes Exports to Mexico 108,757.2 232,540.9 188,542.5 234,487.2 244,492.6 251,482.4 439,171.0  
All Surface Modes Imports from Mexico 44,599.2 36,317.1 32,625.3 41,886.5 61,456.1 65,333.0 57,600.6  
Truck -- Total $724,759.1 $870,209.9 $979,495.0 $1,030,173.9 $1,029,004.0 $1,032,121.2 $1,103,726.3  
Truck Exports to Canada 371,413.4 422,974.0 501,246.1 525,824.8 501,418.3 484,791.4 446,278.1  
Truck Imports from Canada 282,592.9 353,122.7 378,131.4 381,944.0 366,919.1 408,563.7 472,630.6  
Truck Exports to Mexico 26,155.5 58,259.4 67,662.3 80,714.0 99,210.5 73,433.1 127,598.7  
Truck Imports from Mexico 44,597.4 35,853.8 32,455.3 41,691.1 61,456.1 65,333.0 57,218.8  
Rail -- Total $249,407.5 $389,005.6 $250,007.6 $275,910.5 $272,487.4 $296,927.2 $461,136.7  
Rail Exports to Canada 88,595.1 105,657.4 25,966.0 17,275.9 11,696.9 13,384.7 66,896.3  
Rail Imports from Canada 78,263.7 108,756.5 102,991.4 104,666.1 115,508.4 105,493.1 82,328.4  
Rail Exports to Mexico 82,548.8 174,128.4 120,880.2 153,773.2 145,282.1 178,049.3 311,530.1  
Rail Imports from Mexico 0.0 463.3 170.0 195.4 0.0 0.0 381.8  
Note: That data between 1993-1996 include transshipment activity (i.e., shipments which entered or exited the United States by way       
of a US Customs port on the northern or southern borders but whose origin or final destination was other than Canada or Mexico). Data beginning      
with January 1997 do not include transshipment activity. Users should note these differences before comparing figures        
for 1993-1996 with 1997 and subsequent year data.                
* Value less than $1,000.                
Source: US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transborder Surface Freight Data,  2009      
Last Updated: 9/7/10              
by NDED, International Office                
e-mail: michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov