BTS: N. American July Transborder Freight Up 18.8% on Yr


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- North American transborder freight moved by all modes 
of transportation increased 18.8% in July compared to the same month last year, 
the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Wednesday (9/23).

   Total freight value for July reached $157.6 billion, BTS records showed.

   The July increase reflected growth across most transport modes, led by gains 
in truck, pipeline, vessel, and rail freight, despite a decline in air 
shipments. Transborder freight between the U.S. and Canada rose 7.8% to $62.8 
billion, while trade flows between the U.S. and Mexico expanded 27.5% to $94.8 
billion.

   Trucks carried $108.2 billion worth of freight in July, up 23.9% from a year 
ago, while pipeline freight rose 15.4% to $10.4 billion during the same period.

   Rail shipments increased 8.7% to $15.6 billion compared to last year, while 
vessel freight surged 12% to $9.9 billion and air freight value fell 3.8% to 
$5.9 billion.

    




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