North American transborder freight up 28.3% in May 2022 from May 2021

AJOT Newsroom | Jul 27 2022 at 11:35 AM | Intermodal

Total transborder freight by border in May 2022, compared to May 2021:

Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in May 2022:

Total transborder freight: $139.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 28.3% compared to May 2021.
Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $71.0 billion, up 30.4% from May 2021.
Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $68.4 billion, up 26.3% from May 2021.
Trucks moved $82.1 billion of freight, up 20.7% compared to May 2021.
Railways moved $19.3 billion of freight, up 21.0% compared to May 2021.

Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode:

U.S.-Canada (both directions)

(Dollars in Billions)

Truck: $36.7

Rail: $11.4

Pipeline: $12.1

Vessel: $4.2

Air: $3.0

U.S.-Mexico (both directions)

(Dollars in Billions)

Truck: $45.4

Rail: $7.9

Vessel: $10.0

Air: $1.7

Pipeline: $1.6

The value of oil increased by 68.1% in May 2022 compared to May 2021, and 7.6% compared to April 2022.¹ Over 99% of pipeline freight between the U.S. and Canada are mineral fuels, primarily oil and gas. Of freight by vessel between the U.S. and Mexico, over 50% are mineral fuel shipments between Gulf of Mexico ports in the U.S. and Mexico.

Truck Freight: $82.1 billion (58.9% of all transborder freight)