BTS Releases March 2015 North American Freight Numbers
U.S.-NAFTA
freight totaled $96.1 billion in March 2015 as three out of five
transportation modes – air, rail, and truck – carried more U.S.-NAFTA
freight than in March 2014, according to the TransBorder Freight Data
released today by theU.S. Department
of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
Year-over-year, the value of U.S.-NAFTA freight flows by all modes
decreased by 5.3 percent. The value of NAFTA trade by pipeline and
vessel declined in March due to the reduced unit price of mineral fuel
shipments.
Freight by Mode
In March
2015 compared to March 2014, the value of commodities moving by air grew
by the largest percentage of any mode, 6.0 percent. Rail freight
increased by 1.5 percent and truck freight increased by 0.9 percent.
Vessel freight decreased by 30.3 percent and pipeline freight decreased
by 41.6 percent mainly due to the lower unit price of mineral fuel
shipments.
Trucks carried 64.0 percent of U.S.-NAFTA freight and are the most
heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both U.S.-NAFTA
partners. Trucks accounted for $30.6 billion of the $51.2 billion of
imports (59.8 percent) and $30.9 billion of the $44.9 billion of exports
(68.9 percent).
Rail
remained the second largest mode, moving 15.8 percent of all U.S.-NAFTA
freight, followed by vessel, 6.2 percent; pipeline, 5.1 percent; and
air, 4.1 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and
pipeline carried 84.9 percent of the total U.S.-NAFTA freight flows.
U.S.-Canada Freight
U.S.-Canada
freight totaled $50.8 billion in March 2015 as one out of five
transportation modes – air – carried more U.S.-Canada freight than in
March 2014. Year-over-year, the value of U.S.-Canada trade by air
increased by 1.0 percent. Lower
mineral fuel prices contributed to a year-over-year decrease in the
value of rail freight, down 2.9 percent. Mineral fuels are a larger
share of freight moved by vessel, which declined 26.0 percent, and
pipeline down 42.1 percent. A drop in bidirectional trade of vehicles
and parts contributed to a 3.4 percent decline in U.S.-Canada truck
freight over the same time period.
Trucks
carried 58.4 percent of the $50.8 billion of freight to and from Canada,
followed by rail, 16.7 percent; pipeline, 9.0 percent; air, 4.9
percent; and vessel, 4.4 percent. The surface transportation modes of
truck, rail and pipeline carried 84.1 percent of the total U.S.-Canada
freight flows.
U.S.-Mexico Freight
U.S.-Mexico
freight totaled $45.2 billion in March 2015 as three out of five
transportation modes – air, rail, and truck – carried more U.S.-Mexico
freight than in March 2014. Year-over-year, the value of U.S.-Mexico air
freight rose 15.7 percent, the largest percentage increase of any mode.
Freight carried by rail increased by 7.5 percent and truck freight
increased by 5.3 percent. Pipeline freight decreased by 32.1 percent and
vessel freight decreased by 32.7 percent, mainly due to lower mineral
fuel prices.
Trucks
carried 70.3 percent of the $45.2 billion of freight to and from Mexico,
followed by rail, 14.9 percent; vessel, 8.2 percent; air, 3.3 percent;
and pipeline, 0.6 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck,
rail and pipeline carried 85.9 percent of the total U.S.-Mexico freight
flows.
See BTS Transborder Data Release for summary tables and additional data. See North American Transborder Freight Data on the BTS website for additional data for surface modes since 1995 and all modes since 2004.
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