North American Transborder Freight up 10.6% in January 2023 from January 2022

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North American Transborder Freight up 10.6% in January 2023 from January 2022

January 2023 Transborder Infographic

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

Total Transborder Freight by Border in January 2023, Compared to January 2022:
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries Canada and Mexico:

Total transborder freight: $125.8 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 10.6% compared to January 2022
Freight between the U.S. and Canada totaled $61.8 billion, up 8.9% from January 2022
Freight between the U.S. and Mexico totaled $63.9 billion, up 12.3% from January 2022
Trucks moved $77.7 billion of freight, up 12.7% compared to January 2022
Railways moved $16.8 billion of freight, up 8.1% compared to January 2022
Pipelines moved $10.5 billion of freight, down 8.4% compared to January 2022
Vessels moved $10.4 billion of freight, up 16.9% compared to January 2022
Air moved $4.8 billion of freight, up 13.6% compared to January 2022

January 2023 Transborder Bar Chart

Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode:

U.S.-Canada (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
Truck: $33.0
Rail: $9.3
Pipeline: $9.6
Vessel: $3.0
Air: $3.0

U.S.-Mexico (both directions)
(Dollars in Billions)
Truck: $44.7
Rail: $7.5
Vessel: $7.4
Air: $1.8
Pipeline: $0.9

Detroit, Port Huron, and Buffalo are the top truck ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, El Paso, and Otay Mesa are the top truck ports with Mexico. Detroit, Port Huron, and International Falls are the top rail connection ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, Eagle Pass, and El Paso are the top rail connection ports with Mexico. Chicago, Port Huron, and Minneapolis are the top pipeline connection regions for U.S. energy freight flows with Canada. El Paso, Hidalgo, and Laredo are the top pipeline connection regions with Mexico. Port of Boston, Arthur, and Portland are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows with Canada. Port of Houston, Arthur, and Texas City are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows on the Southern border. Canada and Mexico are the largest suppliers of crude oil to the U.S., while those countries are top buyers of refined petroleum products from the United States.

January 2023 Transborder Table

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 April 26, 2023.