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8/26/2020
Transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation between the United States and Canada and Mexico fell 20.9 percent to $82.1 billion worth of goods in June compared with June 2019 levels, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported yesterday.
Rail, the second-most used mode, moved $11.2 billion worth of goods during the month, down 29 percent year over year. Rail represented 13.7 percent of all transborder freight moved in June, according to a BTS press release.
Compared with May levels, the $82.1 billion worth of goods moved by all modes rose 46.3 percent in June. For rail, the increase was 105 percent.
Year over year, freight moved by rail between the United States and Canada tumbled 33.5 percent to $5.7 billion worth of goods in June; freight moved by rail between the United States and Mexico fell 23.6 percent to $5.6 billion worth of goods.
The three busiest rail border ports and value of goods moved in June were in Laredo, Texas, $2.8 billion; Detroit, $1.9 billion; and Eagle Pass, Texas, $1.7 billion.
The top three rail commodities were motor vehicles and parts, worth $5.6 billion; computers and parts, worth $600 million; and plastics, worth $600 million.
Those top three commodities represented 60.7 percent of the total transborder freight moved by rail.