North American transborder freight up 3.5% in December 2022 from December 2021

*Transborder freight is measured by value and is not adjusted for seasonal variation or inflation.

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

Total Transborder Freight by Border in December 2022, Compared to December 2021:

Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in December 2022:

• Total transborder freight: $121.7 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 3.5% compared to December 2021
• Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $60.7 billion, up 0.2% from December 2021
• Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $61.0 billion, up 7.0% from December 2021
• Trucks moved $73.9 billion of freight, up 5.8% compared to December 2021
• Railways moved $16.0 billion of freight, down 2.1% compared to December 2021
• Pipelines moved $10.2 billion of freight, down 4.1% compared to December 2021
• Vessels moved $10.3 billion of freight, up 8.9% compared to December 2021
• Air moved $5.2 billion of freight, down 0.4% compared to December 2021

In December 2022, the Keystone pipeline from Canada was temporarily shut down due to an oil spill in Washington County, Kansas after bending stress and a weld flaw.³ Energy suppliers responded by shifting to vessels to compensate for the pipeline capacity shortfall.