Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in November 2019:
• Total Transborder Freight: $99.0 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 3.9% compared to November 2018
• Most-used mode: Trucks moved $62.7 billion of freight, down 4.1% compared to November 2018
• Second most-used mode: Railways moved $14.0 billion of freight, down 7.4% compared to November 2018
Vessel shipments rose 4.5% as vessel transport of mineral fuels rose 11.8% or $576 million in a shift from rail and pipeline. Air shipments rose 3.5%.
• By border:
U.S.-Canada: $28.3 billion (57.8% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $34.4 billion (68.6% of all southern border freight)
• Compared to November 2018:
U.S.-Canada down 1.6%
U.S.-Mexico down 6.1%
• Three busiest truck border ports (46.1% of total transborder truck freight)
◦ Laredo, TX $14.6 billion
◦ Detroit, MI $8.9 billion
◦ El Paso, TX $5.4 billion
• Top three truck commodities (50.5% of total transborder truck freight)
◦ Computers and parts $12.2 billion
◦ Electrical machinery $10.2 billion
◦ Motor vehicles and parts $9.2 billion