Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in September 2019:
- Total Transborder Freight: $101.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 0.2% compared to September 2018
- Most-used mode: Trucks moved $64.0 billion of freight, up 1.1% compared to September 2018
- Second mode: Railways moved $14.8 billion of freight, down 1.9% compared to September 2018
Truck Freight: $64.0 billion (63.1% of all transborder freight)
- U.S.-Canada: $28.9 billion (56.3% of all northern border freight)
- U.S.-Mexico: $35.1 billion (69.9% of all southern border freight)
Compared to September 2018:
- U.S.-Canada up 1.1%
- U.S.-Mexico up 1.2%
Three busiest truck border ports (46.2% of total transborder truck freight)
- Laredo, TX: $14.9 billion
- Detroit, MI: $9.1 billion
- El Paso, TX: $5.5 billion
Top three truck commodities (51.7% of total transborder truck freight)
- Computers and parts: $12.5 billion
- Electrical machinery: $10.7 billion
- Motor vehicles and parts: $9.9 billion
Rail Freight: $14.8 billion (14.6% of all transborder freight)
By border:
- U.S.-Canada: $8.0 billion (15.6% of all northern border freight)
- U.S.-Mexico: $6.8 billion (13.6% of all southern border freight)
Compared to September 2018:
- U.S.-Canada down 3.5%
- U.S.-Mexico up 0.1%
Three busiest rail border ports (53.6% of total transborder rail freight)
- Laredo, TX: $3.7 billion
- Detroit, MI: $2.1 billion
- Port Huron, MI: $2.1 billion
Top three rail commodities (63.6% of total transborder rail freight)
- Motor vehicles and parts $7.5 billion
- Mineral fuels: $1.1 billion
- Computers and parts: $0.7 billion
Total Transborder Freight by Mode:
U.S.-Canada (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
- Truck: $28.9
- Rail: $8.0
- Pipeline: $5.5
- Air: $3.1
- Vessel: $2.5
U.S.-Mexico (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
- Truck: $35.1
- Rail: $6.8
- Vessel: $5.0
- Air: $1.4
- Pipeline: $0.6
