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North American Transborder Freight up 4.8% in November 2022 from November 2021

Thursday, January 26, 2023

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November 2022 North American Transborder Freight Infographic, Truck Freight $78.6 billion and Rail Freight $16.5 billion

*Transborder freight is measured by value and is not adjusted for seasonal variation or inflation.

The statistics in this release may not reflect changes in tonnage moved.

 


Total Transborder Freight by Border in November 2022, Compared to November 2021:
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in November 2022:

  • Total transborder freight: $125.8 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 4.8% compared to November 2021
  • Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $63.4 billion, up 3.3% from November 2021
  • Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $62.4 billion, up 6.3% from November 2021
  • Trucks moved $78.6 billion of freight, up 7.0% compared to November 2021
  • Railways moved $16.5 billion of freight, up 0.2% compared to November 2021
  • Pipelines moved $11.0 billion of freight, up 7.4% compared to November 2021
  • Vessels moved $9.3 billion of freight, down 3.7% compared to November 2021

 

Bar chart displaying North America Freight by Mode, November 2021 and 2022


Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode:

U.S.-Canada (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
Truck:          $34.1 
Pipeline:      $10.1 
Rail:              $9.3    
Air:               $3.1     
Vessel:         $3.0      		 U.S.-Mexico (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
Truck:          $44.5 
Rail:             $7.2 
Vessel:        $6.3     
Air:              $1.7 
Pipeline:     $0.9   

    

The value of oil increased by 6.6% in November 2022 compared to November 2021, which contributed to year-over-year increases in the value of freight moved by pipeline with Canada and vessel with Mexico. (1)(2) Chicago, Port Huron, and Minneapolis are the top pipeline connection regions for U.S. energy flows with Canada. Port of Houston, Arthur, and Texas City are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows with Mexico.

 

U.S.-Canada Trade Breakdown

Top three truck ports
Detroit, MI               $10.2 billion 
Port Huron, MI          $5.5 billion
Buffalo, NY               $5.3 billion

Top three truck commodities
Computers/parts          $5.5 billion 
Vehicles/parts              $4.5 billion
Electrical machinery    $2.3 billion 

Top three rail ports
Detroit, MI             $2.5 billion
Port Huron, MI     $2.0 billion
Int’l Falls, MN       $1.3 billion

Top three rail commodities
Vehicles/part           $3.4 billion 
Mineral fuel            $0.9 billion
Fertilizers                $0.6 billion 

U.S.-Mexico Trade Breakdown

Top three truck ports
Laredo, TX                   $19.7 billion 
El Paso-Ysleta, TX         $6.7 billion
Otay Mesa, CA               $4.9 billion

Top three truck commodities
Electrical machinery     $10.0 billion 
Computers/parts            $10.0 billion
Vehicles/parts              $5.9 billion

Top three rail ports
Laredo, TX                    $3.9 billion 
Eagle Pass, TX              $2.0 billion
El Paso, TX                   $0.6 billion

Top three rail commodities
Vehicles/parts               $3.6 billion
Computers/part             $0.5 billion
Cereals                        $0.4 billion

  
Reporting Notes

Data in this Bureau of Transportation Statistics release are not seasonally adjusted and are not adjusted for inflation. For previous statistical releases and summary tables, see transborder releases. See transborder freight data for data from previous months, and additional state, port, and commodity data. BTS has scheduled the next release of transborder numbers for February 21, 2023.
 

1 Changes are due to fluctuations in the price of oil, volume, and weight.

2 WTI Spot Price: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=rwtc&f=m