January 2020 North American Transborder freight numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in January 2020:

    •    Total Transborder Freight: $97.1 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 1.5% compared to January 2019
    •    Most-used mode: Trucks moved $61.1 billion of freight, down 3.2% compared to January 2019
    •    Second most-used mode: Railways moved $13.4 billion of freight, up 3.9% compared to January 2019

Rail Freight: $13.4 billion (13.8% of all transborder freight)
    •    By border:
    •    U.S.-Canada: $7.4 billion (15.4% of all northern border freight)
    •    U.S.-Mexico: $6.0 billion (12.2% of all southern border freight)
    •    Compared to January 2019:
    •    U.S.-Canada down 2.0%
    •    U.S.-Mexico up 12.1%