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June 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in June 2019:

  • Total Transborder Freight: $103.8 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 2.3% compared to June 2018
  • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $65.6 billion of freight, down 1.5% compared to June 2018
  • Second mode: Railways moved $15.8 billion of freight, up 0.5% compared to June 2018

June 2019 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.1% in June from revised May, falling for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From June 2018 to June 2019, the index rose 1.3% compared to a rise of 8.9% for the previous year (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).