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North American Transborder Freight Data

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December 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

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

  • Total Transborder Freight: $96.3 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 4.0% compared to December 2018
  • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $57.2 billion of freight, down 0.3% compared to December 2018
  • Second most-used mode: Railways moved $14.4 billion of freight, up 1.9% compared to December 2018

November 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

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

  • Total Transborder Freight: $99.0 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 3.9% compared to November 2018
  • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $62.7 billion of freight, down 4.1% compared to November 2018
  • Second most-used mode: Railways moved $14.0 billion of freight, down 7.4% compared to November 2018

October 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

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

 

Total Transborder Freight: $107.1 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 3.3% compared to October 2018

  • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $68.2 billion of freight, down 2.7% compared to October 2018
  • Second mode: Railways moved $14.5 billion of freight, down 7.9% compared to October 2018

 

 

 

September 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

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

  • Total Transborder Freight: $101.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 0.2% compared to September 2018
  • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $64.0 billion of freight, up 1.1% compared to September 2018
  • Second mode: Railways moved $14.8 billion of freight, down 1.9% compared to September 2018

August 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

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

  • Total Transborder Freight: $105.1 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 1.7% compared to August 2018
  • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $66.1 billion of freight, down 0.8% compared to August 2018
  • Second mode: Railways moved $16.1 billion of freight, up 3.9% compared to August 2018