Air Freight News

North American Transborder Freight was unchanged at 0.0% in November 2024 from November 2023

Jan 23, 2025

This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this website are the most up-to-date and complete.

The statistics in this release do not reflect changes in inflation or tonnage moved.


Total Transborder Freight by Border in November 2024, Compared to November 2023:
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries Canada and Mexico:

  • Total transborder freight: $131.0 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, unchanged at 0.0% compared to November 2023.
  • Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $61.8 billion, down 5.2% from November 2023.
  • Freight between the U.S. and Mexico: $69.1 billion, up 5.1% from November 2023.
    • Mexico continued to lead Canada in freight dollar value for the last 21 months
  • Trucks moved $82.6 billion of freight, up 0.4% compared to November 2023.
  • Railways moved $16.3 billion of freight, down 5.8% compared to November 2023.
  • Vessels moved $9.7 billion of freight, down 6.6% compared to November 2023.
    • Vessels moved 11.3% less mineral fuels by dollar value
  • Pipelines moved $7.9 billion of freight, down 25.2% compared to November 2023.
    • Pipelines moved 25.2% less mineral fuels by dollar value
  • Air moved $5.2 billion of freight, up 7.3% compared to November 2023


Bar chart depicting North American Freight by mode November 2023 and 2024

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