Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in July 2020:
- Total Transborder freight: $91.0 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 10.9% compared to June 2020 and up 62.2% from May 2020.
- Transborder freight value in July was down 11.2% compared to July 2019.
- Most-used mode: Trucks moved $60.7 billion of freight, up 7.5% compared to June 2020, down 4.9% compared to July 2019.
- Second most-used mode: Railways moved $12.9 billion of freight, up 14.7% compared to June 2020, down 13.0% compared to July 2019.
Total Transborder Freight:
- Compared to June 2020:
U.S.-Canada up 7.3%
U.S.-Mexico up 14.3%
- Compared to July 2019:
U.S.-Canada down 13.5%
U.S.-Mexico down 9.0%
Truck Freight: $60.7 billion (66.8% of all transborder freight)
- By border:
U.S.-Canada: $26.2 billion (60.4% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $34.5 billion (72.5% of all southern border freight)
- Compared to June 2020:
U.S.-Canada up 3.2%
U.S.-Mexico up 11.1%
- Compared to July 2019:
U.S.-Canada down 4.5%
U.S.-Mexico down 5.2%
- Top Three Busiest truck border ports (45.5% of total transborder truck freight)
- Laredo, TX $14.2 billion
- Detroit, MI $8.0 billion
- Ysleta, TX $5.4 billion
- Top three truck commodities (50.2% of total transborder truck freight)
- Computers and parts $12.0 billion
- Electrical machinery $10.7 billion
- Vehicles and parts $7.8 billion
Rail Freight: $12.9 billion (14.2% of all transborder freight)
- By border:
U.S.-Canada: $6.4 billion (14.6% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $6.5 billion (13.7% of all southern border freight)
- Compared to June 2020:
U.S.-Canada up 12.4%
U.S.-Mexico up 16.9%
- Compared to July 2019:
U.S.-Canada down 17.6%
U.S.-Mexico down 8.0%
- Three busiest rail border ports (55.9% of total transborder rail freight)
- Laredo, TX $3.3 billion
- Detroit, MI $2.0 billion
- Eagle Pass, TX $2.0 billion
- Top three rail commodities (61.4% of total transborder rail freight)
- Motor vehicles and parts $6.6 billion
- Computers and parts $0.6 billion
- Plastics $0.6 billion
Total Transborder Freight by Mode:
U.S.-Canada (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
Truck: $26.2
Rail: $6.4
Pipeline: $3.6
Air: $2.5
Vessel: $1.7
U.S.-Mexico (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
Truck: $34.5
Rail: $6.5
Vessel: $3.7
Air: $1.1
Pipeline: $0.4
