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    July 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

    September 24, 2019

    |

    Dave Smallen

     

    Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in July 2019:

    • Total Transborder Freight: $102.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 1.2% compared to July 2018

    • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $63.8 billion of freight, up 1.8% compared to July 2018

    • Second mode: Railways moved $14.8 billion of freight, up 3.0% compared to July 2018          

     

     

    Truck Freight: $63.8 billion (62.3% of all transborder freight)

    • By border:

    U.S.-Canada: $27.5 billion (54.7% of all northern border freight)

    U.S.-Mexico: $36.4 billion (69.6% of all southern border freight)

    • Compared to July 2018:

    U.S.-Canada down 1.2%

    U.S.-Mexico up 4.2%

     

    • Three busiest truck border ports (45.8% of total transborder truck freight)

      • Laredo, TX       $15.8   billion

      • Detroit, MI         $7.9   billion

      • El Paso, TX                     $5.5   billion

     

    • Top three truck commodities (50.9% of total transborder truck freight)

      • Computers and parts   $13.1 billion

      • Electrical machinery               $10.0 billion

      • Motor vehicles and parts $9.4 billion

     

    Rail Freight: $14.8 billion (14.5% of all transborder freight)

    • By border:

    U.S.-Canada: $7.7 billion (15.4% of all northern border freight)

    U.S.-Mexico: $7.1 billion (13.6 % of all southern border freight)

    • Compared to July 2018:

    U.S.-Canada down 0.3%

    U.S.-Mexico up 6.9%

     

    • Three busiest rail border ports (53.1% of total transborder rail freight)

      • Laredo, TX            $3.8 billion

      • Detroit, MI                        $2.1 billion

      • Eagle Pass, TX             $2.0 billion

     

    • Top three rail commodities (60.9% of total transborder rail freight)

      • Motor vehicles and parts $6.9 billion

      • Mineral fuels $1.3 billion

      • Plastics                         $0.8 billion

     

    Total Transborder Freight by Mode: 

    U.S.-Canada (both directions)

    (Dollars in Billions)

    Truck:             $27.5

    Rail:                  $7.7

    Pipeline:            $6.5  

    Air:                    $2.7

    Vessel:              $2.5                          

               

    U.S.-Mexico (both directions)

    (Dollars in Billions)

    Truck:             $36.4

    Rail:                  $7.1

    Vessel:              $5.5  

    Air:                    $1.5

    Pipeline:            $0.5

    https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOT/bulletins/2617f08

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