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North American transborder freight down 0.1% in December 2023 from December 2022

Feb 22, 2024

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

Total Transborder Freight by Border in December 2023, Compared to December 2022:

Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries Canada and Mexico:

  • Total transborder freight: $121.6 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 0.1% compared to December 2022
  • Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $61.1 billion, up 0.7% from December 2022
  • Freight between the U.S. and Mexico: $60.4 billion, down 0.9% from December 2022
  • Trucks moved $73.2 billion of freight, down 0.9% compared to December 2022
  • Railways moved $16.4 billion of freight, up 2.6% compared to December 2022
  • Vessels moved $11.0 billion of freight, up 7.0% compared to December 2022
  • Pipelines moved $9.1 billion of freight, down 10.3% compared to December 2022
  • Air moved $4.6 billion of freight, down 10.3% compared to December 2022

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