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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

September 2019 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

 

The 21 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.3% more workers in September 2019 than in September 2018:

  • September’s 450,517 full-time equivalents (FTEs) was the highest employment total since March 2003 (458,598 FTEs).  
  • September was the 71st consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.