North American Transborder Freight up 17.3% in February 2022 from February 2021

Apr 20, 2022

Freight shipped across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico by all modes of transportation was valued at $112.5 billion in February 2022, down 1.1% from January 2022 ($113.7B) but up 17.3% from February 2021 ($95.86B) and up17.2% from pre-pandemic February 2020 ($95.95B).

Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $56.2B in February 2022, up 18.6% from February 2021 ($47.4B). Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $56.3B, up 16% from February 2021 ($48.5B). Also in February 2022, trucks moved $69.2 billion of freight, up 16.3% compared to February 2021 ($59.5B), and railways moved $15.3 billion of freight, up 19.0% from February 2021 ($12.8B).

Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode:

U.S.-Canada (both directions)

(Dollars in Billions)

Truck: $29.7

Rail: $8.6

Pipeline: $9.0

Air: $2.7

Vessel: $2.9

U.S.-Mexico (both directions)

(Dollars in Billions)

Truck: $39.5

Rail: $6.7

Vessel: $6.1

Air: $1.5

Pipeline: $0.9

Truck Freight: $69.2 billion (61.5% of all transborder freight)

U.S.-Canada: $29.7 billion (52.8% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $39.5 billion (70.2% of all southern border freight)

Top three busiest truck border ports (43.9% of total transborder truck freight)
- Laredo, TX $17.1 billion
- Detroit, MI $7.2 billion
- Port Huron, MI $6.1 billion

Top three truck commodities (46.5% of total transborder truck freight)
- Computers and parts $12.9 billion
- Electrical machinery $10.5 billion
- Vehicles and parts $8.8 billion

Rail Freight: $15.3 billion (13.6% of all transborder freight)

U.S.-Canada: $8.6 billion (15.2% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $6.7 billion (11.9% of all southern border freight)

Top three busiest rail border ports (48.4% of total transborder rail freight)
- Laredo, TX $3.5 billion
- Port Huron, MI $2.1 billion
- Eagle Pass, TX $1.7 billion

Top three rail commodities (50.2% of total transborder rail freight)
- Vehicles and parts $5.2 billion
- Mineral fuels $1.3 billion
- Plastics $1.2 billion