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Table C-15 Incoming Truck Crossings on the U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican Borders: 1994, 2000, and 2001

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Table C-15
Incoming Truck Crossings on the U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican Borders: 1994, 2000, and 2001

(Thousands of crossings)

Incoming Truck Crossings On The U.S.-Canadian Border

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Rank in 2001 Port 1994 2000 2001 1994 (percent) 2001 (percent) Percentage change, 1994-2001 Annual growth rate (%)
1 Detroit, MI 1,155 1,769 1,642 23.3 24.2 42.2 5.2
2 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 887 1,198 1,124 17.9 16.6 26.7 3.4
3 Port Huron, MI 609 839 829 12.3 12.2 36.1 4.5
4 Blaine, WA 324 517 472 6.5 7 45.6 5.5
5 Champlain- Rouses Pt., NY 273 391 382 5.5 5.6 40 4.9
6 Alexandria Bay, NY 190 278 277 3.8 4.1 45.9 5.5
7 Pembina, ND 127 214 220 2.6 3.2 73 8.1
8 Calais, ME 112 154 144 2.3 2.1 28.3 3.6
9 Derby Line, VT 81 139 141 1.6 2.1 74.6 8.3
10 Sweetgrass, MT 90 146 140 1.8 2.1 55.8 6.5
  Total, U.S.-Canadian border 4,956 7,048 6,777 100 100 36.7 4.6

Incoming Truck Crossings On The U.S.-Mexican Border

Rank in 2001 Port 1994 2000 2001 1994 (percent) 2001 (percent) Percentage change, 1994-2001 Annual growth rate (%)
1 Laredo, TX 668 1,493 1,404 24.2 32.6 110.2 11.2
2 Otay Mesa/ San Ysidro, CA 440 688 708 15.9 16.5 61 7
3 El Paso, TX 574 720 661 20.8 15.3 15.1 2
4 Calexico East/ Calexico, CA 178 279 257 6.4 6 44.2 5.4
5 Hidalgo, TX 165 374 368 6 8.6 123.3 12.2
6 Brownsville, TX 267 299 252 9.7 5.8 -5.8 -0.8
7 Nogales, AZ 192 255 249 6.9 5.8 29.8 3.8
8 Eagle Pass, TX 57 107 98 2.1 2.3 71.3 8
9 Tecate, CA 36 63 61 1.3 1.4 69.1 7.8
10 Del Rio, TX 33 61 60 1.2 1.4 81.6 8.9
  Total, U.S.-Mexican border 2,763 4,526 4,305 100 100 55.8 6.5

NOTES: Data represent the number of truck crossings, not the number of unique vehicles, and include both loaded and unloaded trucks. Data for the port of Calexico are typically reported as a combined total with Calexico East.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, March 2002; based on data from U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management CD, 2002.