August 2020 North American transborder freight up 11% from July 2020

• • Total Transborder freight: $93.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 2.7% compared to July 2020 and up 13.9% from June 2020.
• • Transborder freight value in August was down 11.1% compared to August 2019.
• • Most-used mode: Trucks moved $60.9 billion of freight, up 0.2% compared to July 2020, down 7.9% compared to August 2019.
• • Second most-used mode: Railways moved $13.8 billion of freight, up 7.2% compared to July 2020, down 14.3% compared to August 2019.

Total Transborder Freight:

• • Compared to July 2020:

U.S.-Canada up 7.3%

U.S.-Mexico down 1.4%
U.S.-Canada down 10.4%

• • Compared to August 2019:

U.S.-Mexico down 11.8%

Truck Freight: $60.9 billion (65.1% of all transborder freight)
U.S.-Canada: $27.8 billion (59.7% of all northern border freight)

• • By border:

U.S.-Mexico: $33.0 billion (70.5% of all southern border freight)
U.S.-Canada up 6.0%

• • Compared to July 2020:

U.S.-Mexico down 4.2%
U.S.-Canada down 3.9%

• • Compared to August 2019:

U.S.-Mexico down 10.9%
 

• • Top Three Busiest truck border ports (46.3% of total transborder truck freight)
• Laredo, TX                   $14.6 billion
• Detroit, MI                     $8.9 billion
• Buffalo-Niagara, NY                     $4.7 billion

• • Top three truck commodities (49.1% of total transborder truck freight)
• Computers and parts      $11.6 billion
• Electrical machinery                    $9.6 billion
• Vehicles and parts                     $8.8 billion

U.S.-Canada: $7.3 billion (15.7% of all northern border freight)

Rail Freight: $13.8 billion (14.8% of all transborder freight) By border: U.S.-Mexico: $6.5 billion (13.9% of all southern border freight) U.S.-Canada up 14.8% • Compared to July 2020: U.S.-Mexico down 0.2% U.S.-Canada down 13.7% • Compared to August 2019: U.S.-Mexico down 14.9% • Three busiest rail border ports (57.0% of total transborder rail freight) Laredo, TX                        $3.5 billion Detroit, MI                        $2.3 billion Eagle Pass, TX                   $2.0 billion • Top three rail commodities (62.7% of total transborder rail freight) Motor vehicles and parts             $7.2 billion Computers and parts                  $0.8 billion Plastics                                      $0.7 billion Total Transborder Freight by Mode: U.S.-Canada (both directions) (Dollars in Billions) Truck:              $27.8 Rail:                   $7.3 Pipeline:             $4.2 Air:                     $2.8 Vessel:               $1.5                         U.S.-Mexico (both directions) (Dollars in Billions) Truck:              $33.0 Rail:                   $6.5 Vessel:               $4.3 Air:                     $1.2 Pipeline:             $0.4