Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S.-North American Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, January 2018

(millions of current dollars)

Dataset Table:

Mode		January 2017	January 2018	Percent Change January 2017-2018
All Modes	Imports	47,764	52,210	9.3
	Exports	40,196	44,438	10.6
	Total	87,960	96,648	9.9

All Surface Modes	Imports	41,494	45,925	10.7
	Exports	32,355	35,533	9.8
	Total	73,849	81,458	10.3

Truck	Imports	28,222	31,395	11.2
	Exports	26,781	29,206	9.1
	Total	55,003	60,601	10.2

Rail	Imports	8,899	8,628	-3.0
	Exports	4,300	4,656	8.3
	Total	13,199	13,284	0.6

Pipeline	Imports	4,373	5,902	35.0
	Exports	1,274	1,671	31.1
	Total	5,647	7,573	34.1

Vessel	Imports	3,291	3,308	0.5
	Exports	2,891	3,471	20.1
	Total	6,182	6,779	9.7

Air	Imports	1,474	1,421	-3.6
	Exports	1,955	2,046	4.7
	Total	3,429	3,467	1.1

Notes:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://transborder.bts.gov/

Source:

Numbers might not add to totals due to rounding. Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. The value of freight flows for all modes is not equal to the sum of truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air modes, it also includes shipments made by mail, foreign trade zones, and other transportation. For additional detail, please refer to the “Data Fields” section of the TransBorder web page: http://transborder.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_DataFields.html.

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Table 1. Value of Monthly U.S.-North American Freight Flows by Mode of Transportation, January 2018