North American Transborder Freight Reaches $157.6 Billion in July 2026, Up 18.8%
The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released transborder freight data on September 23: total freight between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico reached $157.6 billion in July 2026, up 18.8% year over year. U.S.-Canada freight was $62.8 billion, up 7.8%, while U.S.-Mexico freight was $94.8 billion, up 27.5%. By mode, trucks moved $108.2 billion, up 23.9%; railways $15.6 billion, up 8.7%; pipelines $10.4 billion, up 15.4%; vessels $9.9 billion, up 12.0%; and air $5.9 billion, down 3.8%. Laredo, Ysleta, and Detroit were the top ports by value, with computer-related machinery and parts the largest commodity.
Impact and considerations
The data reflects volume and structural shifts in North American cross-border logistics and trade corridors, with notable truck and Mexico-bound growth against an air-cargo decline, offering reference for supply-chain, logistics, and travel-related firms' capacity and cost planning.
Key points
- Total U.S. transborder freight with Canada and Mexico reached $157.6 billion in July 2026, up 18.8% year over year.
- U.S.-Canada freight was $62.8 billion, up 7.8%; U.S.-Mexico freight was $94.8 billion, up 27.5%.
- Trucks moved $108.2 billion, up 23.9%, the largest mode.
- Railways moved $15.6 billion, up 8.7%; pipelines $10.4 billion, up 15.4%; vessels $9.9 billion, up 12.0%.
- Air freight was $5.9 billion, down 3.8%, the only mode to decline.
- Laredo, Ysleta, and Detroit were the top ports by value; computer-related machinery and parts was the largest commodity.
- BTS says the data inform infrastructure planning, trade corridor studies, and logistics research, and that releases follow a fixed schedule with possible revisions.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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- First source publication
- 23 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 24 Sept 2026, 22:24
- Last updated
- 23 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- US BTS Statistical Releases：North American Transborder Freight valued at $157.6 billion in July 2026, up 18.8% from July 2025 | Bureau of Transportation StatisticsLockU.S. Department of TransportationUnited States Department of Transportation(link is external)(link is external)(link is external)(link is external)(link is external)(link sends email)(link is external)(link is external) (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 23 Sept 2026, 08:00