North American Transborder Freight down 0.3% in March 2023 from March 2022

BTS 25-23
May 24, 2023
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North American Transborder Freight down 0.3% in March 2023

from March 2022

The statistics in this release may not reflect changes in tonnage moved.

 

Total Transborder Freight by Border in March 2023, Compared to March 2022:
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries Canada and Mexico:

• Total transborder freight: $141.5 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 0.3% compared to March 2022
• Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $69.4 billion, down 4.8% from March 2022
• Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $72.1 billion, up 4.5% from March 2022
• Trucks moved $90.2 billion of freight, up 5.4% compared to March 2022 with increased exports of electrical machinery, computers, and vehicle parts from Mexico.
• Railways moved $18.6 billion of freight, down 7.9% compared to March 2022
• Pipelines moved $10.1 billion of freight, down 17.6% compared to March 2022
• Vessels moved $10.8 billion of freight, down 9.8% compared to March 2022
• Air moved $5.2 billion of freight, down 7.9% compared to March 2022

 

Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode:

U.S.-Canada (both directions) (Dollars in Billions) Truck:          $39.4 Rail:            $10.0 Pipeline:      $9.5 Air:             $3.3 Vessel:        $2.8

U.S.-Mexico (both directions) (Dollars in Billions) Truck:     $50.8 Rail:        $8.6 Vessel:    $8.0 Air:         $1.8 Pipeline:  $0.6

Detroit, Port Huron, and Buffalo are the top truck ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, El Paso, and Otay Mesa are the top truck ports with Mexico. Detroit, Port Huron, and International Falls are the top rail connection ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, Eagle Pass, and El Paso are the top rail connection ports with Mexico. Chicago, Port Huron, and Minneapolis are the top pipeline connection regions for U.S. energy freight flows with Canada. El Paso, Hidalgo, and Laredo are the top pipeline connection regions with Mexico. Port of Boston, Arthur, and Portland are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows with Canada. Port of Houston, Arthur, and Texas City are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows on the Southern border.

 

U.S.-Canada Trade Breakdown Top three truck ports Detroit, MI         $11.0 billion Port Huron, MI    $6.9 billion Buffalo, NY         $6.6 billion   Top three truck commodities Computers/parts       $6.7 billion Vehicles/parts           $5.4 billion Electrical machinery  $2.6 billion   Top three rail ports Port Huron, MI         $2.8 billion Detroit, MI              $2.2 billion Int’l Falls, MN          $1.2 billion Top three rail commodities Vehicles/part           $3.7 billion Mineral fuel             $0.8 billion Plastics                   $0.6 billion

U.S.-Mexico Trade Breakdown Top three truck ports Laredo, TX               $23.4 billion El Paso-Ysleta, TX     $6.9 billion Otay Mesa, CA         $5.3 billion   Top three truck commodities Electrical machinery    $11.3 billion Computers/parts         $10.0 billion Vehicles/parts             $7.3 billion   Top three rail ports Laredo, TX                $4.3 billion Eagle Pass, TX          $2.5 billion Nogales, AZ              $0.9 billion Top three rail commodities Vehicles/parts            $4.2 billion Computers/part         $0.7 billion Cereals                     $0.5 billion

 

Reporting Notes

All monetary values are in current US dollars and are not adjusted for inflation or seasonality. For previous statistical releases and summary tables, see transborder releases. See transborder freight data for data from previous months, and additional state, port, and commodity data. BTS has scheduled the next release of transborder numbers for June 21, 2023.