Estimated transborder freight between the U.S., Canada and Mexico by all modes in August 2025 totalled $133.4 billion, representing a 2.5% decline from a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics TransBorder Freight Data of the US Department of Transportation. The statistics in this release do not reflect changes in inflation or tonnage moved.
Estimated freight moved between the U.S. and Canada of $62.5 billion was down 0.7% from August 2024.
Other statistics:
- Estimated freight between the U.S. and Mexico: $70.9 billion, down 3.9% from August 2024
- Trucks moved an estimated $86.4 billion of freight, down 4.7% compared to August 2024
- Railways moved an estimated $16.4 billion of freight, down 3.1% compared to August 2024
- Pipelines moved an estimated $9.0 billion of freight, down 0.9% compared to August 2024
- Vessels moved an estimated $9.4 billion of freight, down 4.0% compared to August 2024
- Air moved an estimated $4.9 billion of freight, up 4.9% compared to August 2024
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.
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.
(Graph image from Bureau of Transportation Statistics)