Wednesday, March 23, 2022
BTS 14-22
Trucking carries more than 60% of all January 2022 transborder trade value
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in January 2022:
- Total transborder freight: $113.7 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 20.6% compared to January 2021. January 2022 transborder freight was up 17.1% compared to $97.1 billion in January 2020.
- Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $56.8B. Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $56.9B.
- Trucks moved $69.0 billion of freight, up 12.9% compared to January 2021.
- Railways moved $15.5 billion of freight, up 11.8% compared to January 2021.
Total Transborder Freight by Border Compared to January 2021:
- U.S.-Canada up 24.1%
- U.S.-Mexico up 17.3%
Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode:
U.S.-Canada (both directions) |
U.S.-Mexico (both directions) |
Total Transborder Freight by Border and Commodity:
U.S.-Canada (both directions) |
U.S.-Mexico (both directions) |
Truck Freight: $69.0 billion (60.6% of all transborder freight)
- U.S.-Canada: $29.3 billion (51.5% of all northern border freight)
- U.S.-Mexico: $39.7 billion (69.7% of all southern border freight)
- Top three busiest truck border ports (44.4% of total transborder truck freight)
- Laredo, TX $16.9 billion
- Detroit, MI $8.5 billion
- Ysleta, TX $5.3 billion
- Top three truck commodities (46.0% of total transborder truck freight)
- Computers and parts $12.6 billion
- Electrical machinery $10.8 billion
- Vehicles and parts $8.4 billion
Rail Freight: $15.5 billion (13.6% of all transborder freight)
- U.S.-Canada: $8.4 billion (14.8% of all northern border freight)
- U.S.-Mexico: $7.1 billion (12.5% of all southern border freight)
- Top three busiest rail border ports (49.1% of total transborder rail freight)
- Laredo, TX $3.6 billion
- Eagle Pass, TX $2.0 billion
- Detroit, MI $2.0 billion
- Top three rail commodities (52.3% of total transborder rail freight)
- Vehicles and parts $5.6 billion
- Plastics $1.3 billion
- Mineral fuels $1.2 billion
Reporting Notes
Data in this Bureau of Transportation Statistics release are not seasonally adjusted and are not adjusted for inflation. For previous…