November 2019 North American transborder freight numbers

Transborder freight between the U.S. and other North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in November 2019:

•    Total Transborder Freight: $99.0 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, down 3.9% compared to November 2018
•    Most-used mode: Trucks moved $62.7 billion of freight, down 4.1% compared to November 2018
•    Second most-used mode: Railways moved $14.0 billion of freight, down 7.4% compared to November 2018
Vessel shipments rose 4.5% as vessel transport of mineral fuels rose 11.8% or $576 million in a shift from rail and pipeline. Air shipments rose 3.5%.

Truck Freight: $62.7 billion (63.3% of all transborder freight)
•    By border:
U.S.-Canada: $28.3 billion (57.8% of all northern border freight)
U.S.-Mexico: $34.4 billion (68.6% of all southern border freight)
•    Compared to November 2018:
U.S.-Canada down 1.6%
U.S.-Mexico down 6.1%
•    Three busiest truck border ports (46.1% of total transborder truck freight)
    ◦    Laredo, TX                     $14.6    billion
    ◦    Detroit, MI                      $8.9    billion
    ◦    El Paso, TX                      $5.4    billion
•    Top three truck commodities (50.5% of total transborder truck freight)
    ◦    Computers and parts              $12.2  billion
    ◦    Electrical machinery                $10.2  billion
    ◦    Motor vehicles and parts          $9.2  billion