*Transborder freight is measured by value and is not adjusted for seasonal variation or inflation.
Total Transborder Freight by Border in December 2022, Compared to December 2021:
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in December 2022:
- Total transborder freight: $121.7 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 3.5% compared to December 2021
- Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $60.7 billion, up 0.2% from December 2021
- Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $61.0 billion, up 7.0% from December 2021
- Trucks moved $73.9 billion of freight, up 5.8% compared to December 2021
- Railways moved $16.0 billion of freight, down 2.1% compared to December 2021
- Pipelines moved $10.2 billion of freight, down 4.1% compared to December 2021
- Vessels moved $10.3 billion of freight, up 8.9% compared to December 2021
- Air moved $5.2 billion of freight, down 0.4% compared to December 2021
In December 2022, the Keystone pipeline from Canada was temporarily shut down due to an oil spill in Washington County, Kansas after bending stress and a weld flaw.3 Energy suppliers responded by shifting to vessels to compensate for the pipeline capacity shortfall.
