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
