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Table 2-6: Incoming Truck Container Crossings by State, U.S.-Mexican Border

Three border crossings -- Laredo, TX; Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA; and El Paso, TX -- account for nearly two-thirds of trucks coming into the United States from Mexico.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

State 1998 2000 2004
Arizona318,185322,160319,872
California860,684947,3111,135,850
New Mexico31,69935,50732,348
Texas2,502,3582,895,7033,024,830
Total U.S. - Mexico border3,712,9264,200,6814,512,900

Note: Full or empty truck containers entering the United States. The data include containers moving as in-bond shipments.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation 2005, based on data from U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database.

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