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North American Transborder Freight Data

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February 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

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

  • Total Transborder Freight: $94.2 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 0.2% compared to February 2018
  • Most-used mode: Truck moved $60.2 billion of freight, up 1.3% compared to February 2018
  • Second mode: Rail moved $13.0 billion of freight, down 4.2% compared to February 2018

January 2019 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

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

  • Most-used mode: Truck moved $63.1 billion of freight, up 4.1% compared to January 2018
  • Second mode: Rail moved $12.9 billion of freight, down 3.0% compared to January 2018

2018 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in 2018:

  • Most-used mode: Truck moved $772 billion of freight, up 7.1 percent compared to 2017
  • Second mode: Rail moved $179 billion of freight, up 2.7 percent compared to December 2017

December 2018 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in December 2018:

  • Most-used mode: Truck moved $57.4 billion of freight, up 1.0 percent compared to December 2017
  • Second mode: Rail moved $14.2 billion of freight, up 4.1 percent compared to December 2017

October 2018 North American Transborder Freight Numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in October 2018:

  • Most-used mode: Truck moved $70.1 billion of freight, up 9.0 percent compared to October 2017
  • Second mode: Rail moved $15.8 billion of freight, up 4.0 percent compared to October 2017