2021 North American trade value reaches $1.3 trillion, up 8% from pre-pandemic 2019, up 25% from 2020

Full-year 2021 transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico):

• Total transborder freight: $1.33 trillion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 8% compared to pre-pandemic 2019, up 24.6% compared to 2020.

• Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $664.2B. Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $661.2B.

• Trucks moved $827.9 billion of freight, up 7.2% from 2019 and 19.2% from 2020.

• Railways moved $186.5 billion of freight, up % 4.4% from 2019 and 25.6% from 2020.

• The port of Laredo, TX, saw the most freight value moved between the U.S. and Mexico ($242.9 billion). Detroit, MI, saw the most freight moved between the U.S. and Canada ($131.3 billion).

• The top export to Canada was Computer-Related Parts and Machinery ($44.2 billion) followed closely by Vehicles Other than Railway (also $44.2 billion), and the top import from Canada was Mineral Fuels, Oils, and Waxes ($103.2 billion).

• The top export to Mexico was Electrical Machinery Equipment and Parts ($43.4 billion), and the top import from Mexico was Vehicles Other than Railway ($93.7 billion).

Transborder freight in December 2021:

• Total transborder freight: $117.5 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 22.0% compared to pre-pandemic December 2019 and up 21.5% compared to December 2020.

• Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $60.6B, up 21.9% from December 2019 and up 27.4% from December 2020. Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $57.0B, up 22.1% from December 2019 and up 15.8% from December 2020.

• Trucks moved $69.8 billion of freight, up 22.0% from December 2019 and up 15.3% from December 2020.

• Railways moved $16.3 billion of freight, up 13.2% from December 2019 and 15.5% from December 2020.

Truck Freight: $69.8 billion (59.4% of all transborder freight)

• U.S.-Canada: $30.8 billion (50.9% of all northern border freight)

• U.S.-Mexico: $39.0 billion (68.4% of all southern border freight)

• Top three busiest truck border ports (45.1% of total transborder truck freight)

◦ Laredo, TX                                    $16.8 billion

◦ Detroit, MI                                       $9.2 billion

◦ Port Huron, MI                                $5.5 billion

• Top three truck commodities (47.3% of total transborder truck freight)

◦ Computers and parts                      $13.3 billion

◦ Electrical machinery                     $10.8 billion

◦ Vehicles and parts                            $9.0 billion

Rail Freight: $16.3 billion (13.9% of all transborder freight)

• U.S.-Canada: $8.9 billion (14.7% of all northern border freight)

• U.S.-Mexico: $7.4 billion (13.0% of all southern border freight)

• Three busiest rail border ports (49.9% of total transborder rail freight)

◦ Laredo, TX                                        $3.8 billion

◦ Port Huron, MI                                   $2.2 billion

◦ Eagle Pass, TX                                    $2.1 billion

• Top three rail commodities (54.2% of total transborder rail freight)

◦ Vehicles and parts                             $6.4 billion

◦ Mineral fuels                                       $1.3 billion

◦ Plastics and artiles                              $1.1 billion