BTS: July North American Transborder Freight Down 1.1% Y-on-Y

SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) — Total North American transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation fell 1.1% year-on-year in July to $132.6 billion, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics said Wednesday (9/24).

The decline was primarily in freight between the U.S. and Canada, which fell 8.2% from a year ago to $58.3 billion. U.S.-Mexico freight, however, rose 5.2% to $74.4 billion.

In terms of transportation mode, most forms of shipments used for moving freight registered declines, except for airplanes and trucks.

Vessels moved $8.8 billion of freight, down 15.6% from July 2024.

Pipelines carried $9 billion of freight, down 12.1% year-on-year.

Railways moved goods valued at $14.4 billion, down 10.1% from July 2024.

Airlines strongly bucked the overall lower trend, shipping 22.9% more freight than a year ago with a total value of $6.1 billion.

Trucks moved 0.6% more goods at $87.3 billion.