(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 1, 2011.)
In March, the value of cargo moved by surface transportation modes between the United States and Canada and Mexico climbed 15.6 percent year over year to $80.8 billion — the highest value since data collection began in 1994, besting the previous record set in April 2008 by 8.8 percent (not adjusted for inflation), according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
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