Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Mexico Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, January 2018

(millions of current dollars)

Dataset Table:

Mode		January 2017	January 2018	Percent Change January 2017-2018
All Modes	Imports	23,482	25,938	10.5
	Exports	19,534	21,803	11.6
	Total	43,015	47,741	11.0

All Surface Modes	Imports	20,289	22,477	10.8
	Exports	15,513	17,584	13.3
	Total	35,801	40,061	11.9

Truck	Imports	16,440	19,078	16.1
	Exports	13,053	14,422	10.5
	Total	29,492	33,500	13.6

Rail	Imports	3,838	3,384	-11.8
	Exports	2,123	2,371	11.7
	Total	5,961	5,756	-3.4

Pipeline	Imports	11	15	36.9
	Exports	337	791	134.3
	Total	348	805	131.3

Vessel	Imports	1,870	2,008	7.4
	Exports	2,485	2,549	2.6
	Total	4,355	4,557	4.6

Air	Imports	540	535	-1.1
	Exports	739	826	11.7
	Total	1,280	1,360	6.3

Notes:

Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. The value of freigth flows for all modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air modes, it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, and other transportation. For additional detail, please refer to the “Data Fields” section of the TransBorder web page: http://transborder.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://transborder.bts.gov/

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Table 3. Value of Monthly U.S.-Mexico Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, January 2018