Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in October 2019:
• Total Transborder Freight: $107.1 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 3.3% compared to October 2018
• Most-used mode: Trucks moved $68.2 billion of freight, down 2.7% compared to October 2018
• Second mode: Railways moved $14.5 billion of freight, down 7.9% compared to October 2018
Truck Freight: $68.2 billion (63.7% of all transborder freight)
• By border:
U.S.-Canada: $30.0 billion (55.8% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $38.2 billion (71.7% of all southern border freight)
• Compared to October 2018:
U.S.-Canada down 2.5%
U.S.-Mexico down 2.9%
• Three busiest truck border ports (45.6% of total transborder truck freight)
◦ Laredo, TX $15.6 billion
◦ Detroit, MI $ 9.4 billion
◦ El Paso, TX $ 6.1 billion
• Top three truck commodities (51.3% of total transborder truck freight)
◦ Computers and parts $13.3 billion
◦ Electrical machinery $11.6 billion
◦ Motor vehicles and parts $10.1 billion
Rail Freight: $14.5 billion (13.6% of all transborder freight)
• By border:
U.S.-Canada: $7.9 billion (14.7% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $6.6 billion (12.4% of all southern border freight)
• Compared to October 2018:
U.S.-Canada down 9.7%
U.S.-Mexico down 5.6%
• Three busiest rail border ports (53.9% of total transborder rail freight)
◦ Laredo, TX $3.7 billion
◦ Detroit, MI $2.1 billion
◦ Port Huron, MI $2.0 billion
• Top three rail commodities (61.9% of total transborder rail freight)
◦ Motor vehicles and parts $7.1 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: $30.0
Rail: $7.9
Pipeline: $5.8
Air: $3.6
Vessel: $3.1
U.S.-Mexico (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
Truck: $38.2
Rail: $6.6
Vessel: $5.1
Air: $1.4
Pipeline: $0.5
