North American transborder freight down 6.4% in April 2023 from April 2022

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

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

• Total transborder freight: $126.6 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 6.4% compared to April 2022
• Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $63.8 billion, down 7.7% from April 2022
• Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $62.8 billion, down 5.1% from April 2022
• Trucks moved $81.2 billion of freight, up 2.0% compared to April 2022
• Railways moved $17.7 billion of freight, down 8.4% compared to April 2022
• Vessels moved $9.3 billion of freight, down 29.8% compared to April 2022
• Pipelines moved $8.3 billion of freight, down 34.5% compared to April 2022
• Air moved $4.8 billion of freight, down 4.1% compared to April 2022

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 July 26, 2023.