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Total transborder freight: $134.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, increasing 8.2% compared to January 2024
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Total Transborder Freight by Border in January 2025, Compared to January 2024:
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries Canada and Mexico:
- Total transborder freight: $134.4 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, increasing 8.2% compared to January 2024
- Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $64.8 billion, up 8.6% from January 2024
- Freight between the U.S. and Mexico: $69.6 billion, up 7.9% from January 2024
- Trucks moved $87.6 billion of freight, up 10.2% compared to January 2024
- Railways moved $15.2 billion of freight, down 2.7% compared to January 2024
- Pipelines moved $10.4 billion of freight, up 7.0% compared to January 2024
- Vessels moved $8.2 billion of freight, down 18.3% compared to January 2024
- Air moved $6.1 billion of freight, up 48.3% compared to January 2024
Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode:
| U.S.-Canada (both directions) (Dollars in Billions) | U.S.-Mexico (both directions) (Dollars in Billions) | ||
| Truck | $35.6 | Truck | $52.0 |
| Pipeline | $9.6 | Rail | $7.4 |
| Rail | $7.8 | Vessel | $5.3 |
| Vessel | $2.9 | Air | $2.1 |
| Air | $4.0 | Pipeline | $0.8 |
U.S. – Canada and Mexico Freight Breakdown
| U.S.-Canada Trade Breakdown | U.S.-Mexico Trade Breakdown | ||
| Top three truck ports | Top three truck ports | ||
| Detroit, MI | $8.6 billion | Laredo, TX | $23.2 billion |
| Port Huron, MI | $7.3 billion | El Paso-Ysleta, TX | $7.7 billion |
| Buffalo, NY | $6.3 billion | Otay Mesa, CA | $4.9 billion |
| Top three truck commodities | Top three truck commodities | ||
| Computers/parts | $5.5 billion | Computers/parts | $13.0 billion |
| Vehicles/parts | $4.6 billion | Electrical machinery | $11.4 billion |
| Precious metals | $2.4 billion | Vehicles/parts | $6.7 billion |
| Top three rail ports | Top three rail ports | ||
| Detroit, MI | $2.2 billion | Laredo, TX | $3.7 billion |
| Port Huron, MI | $1.8 billion | Eagle Pass, TX | $2.1 billion |
| Int’l Falls, MN | $1.0 billion | Nogales, AZ | $0.7 billion |
| Top three rail commodities | Top three rail commodities | ||
| Vehicles/parts | $2.6 billion | Vehicles/parts | $3.6 billion |
| Mineral fuel | $0.8 billion | Beverages/spirits | $0.7 billion |
| Plastics | $0.6 billion | Computer machinery | $0.5 billion |
Introducing the Forecast Model
TransBorder freight data are released with a two-month delay due to the nature of source data collection, processing, and validation. BTS has developed a model for projecting forecasts of this data gap. The overall goal is to improve the timeless and availability of this critical transportation data to support our researchers, analysts, and freight partners. The information can be found on the TransBorder Freight Data webpage at https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/Forecast/h73b-4dgk.
Reporting Notes
All monetary values are in current U.S. 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 Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
