2019 CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA BORDER CROSSING AND TRADE STATISTICS
May 1, 2020 CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA BORDER CROSSINGS
LAND PORTS OF ENTRY (POEs) From west to east:
▪ San Ysidro/Virginia Ave – Puerta México/El Chaparral ▪ Cross Border Xpress (CBX) ▪ Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay I ▪ Tecate – Tecate ▪ Calexico West – Mexicali I ▪ Calexico East – Mexicali II ▪ Andrade – Los Algodones
2 BORDER CROSSING & TRADE STATISTICS OVERVIEW
• Northbound individual crossings by mode – Vehicle passengers (total occupants) in private vehicles (POVs) – Pedestrians
• Northbound vehicle crossings by type – POVs – Trucks
• Trade value moved by truck – Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay I POE – Tecate-Tecate POE – Calexico East-Mexicali I
3 BIG PICTURE: HOW MANY CROSSINGS OCCUR?
Total Northbound Individual Crossings and Share by POE (pedestrians, POV passengers, and bus passengers)
San Ysidro/Virginia Ave – Puerta México/El Chaparral
2019 Total = 77.2 M Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay I (from Mexico to the U.S.) Calexico West – Mexicali I
48% 19% 16% 8% Calexico East – Mexicali II
Tecate – Tecate 4% 3% 2%
Andrade – Los Algodones
Cross Border Xpress (CBX)
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
4 BIG PICTURE: VOLUME OF CROSSINGS IN CONTEXT
People Crossings through California-Baja California POEs and Passengers at the Top 3 Busiest California Airports (2019)
180 170 M
160 154 M
Millions 140 San Diego International Airport (SAN) 120
100
80 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
60
40 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 20
0 Total crossings through Total Airport Passengers California-Baja California POEs at the Top 3 Airports in CA
Note: Total border crossings represent a bidirectional estimate derived by doubling the observed northbound pedestrian and personal vehicle passenger crossings.
Source: 2019 Passenger Data as reported by airports to the Airports Council International (ACI)
5 BIG PICTURE: CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA
Total Northbound Individual Crossings by Mode
All California-Baja California POEs 100 90 77.2 80 70 Pedestrian 60 Crossings 50 POV Passenger
Millions 40 Crossings 30 Total Individual 20 Crossings 10 0
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
6 BIG PICTURE: CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA
Total Northbound Individual Crossings by Mode
50 Imperial County POEs 40
30 21.1 20 Millions Pedestrian 10 Crossings
0 POV Passenger Crossings 75 San Diego County POEs 56.1 60 Total Individual 45 Crossings
30 Millions 15 0
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
7 BIG PICTURE: CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA
Total Northbound POV Crossings by POE
40 Andrade – Los Algodones 35 31.4
30 Calexico East – Mexicali II
25 Calexico West – Mexicali I
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Tecate – Tecate Millions 15 Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay I 10 San Ysidro/Virginia Ave – 5 Puerta México/El Chaparral 0 Total POVs
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
8 BIG PICTURE: CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA
Total Northbound POV Crossings by POE 14 12 Imperial County POEs 10 8.8 Andrade – Los Algodones 8 6 Calexico East – Mexicali II 4
Millions Calexico West – Mexicali I 2 Total POVs 0 30 San Diego County POEs 22.5 25 Tecate – Tecate 20 15 Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay I
10 San Ysidro/Virginia Ave – Millions 5 Puerta México/El Chaparral 0 Total POVs
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
9 BIG PICTURE: CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA
Total Northbound Truck Crossings by POE
1.6 1.4 M 1.4
1.2 Calexico East – Mexicali II 1.0
0.8 Tecate – Tecate
Millions 0.6 Otay Mesa – 0.4 Mesa de Otay I 0.2 Total Trucks 0.0
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
10 BIG PICTURE: CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA
Total Northbound Truck Crossings by POE 0.6 Imperial County POEs 0.5 0.4 M
0.3 Calexico East – Mexicali II Millions 0.2 Total Trucks 0.0 1.5 San Diego County POEs 1.0 M 1.0 Tecate – Tecate
0.5 Otay Mesa –
Mesa de Otay I Millions
0.0 Total Trucks
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
11 BORDER CROSSING TRENDLINE ANALYSIS
Northbound Pedestrian Crossing Trendlines
San Diego County POEs Imperial County POEs 14 14
12 12
Millions Millions
10 10
8 8
6 6
4 4
2 2
0 0
San Ysidro/Virginia Ave – Puerta México/El Chaparral Calexico West - Mexicali I Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay Calexico East - Mexicali II Tecate – Tecate Cross Border Xpress (CBX) Andrade - Los Algodones
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
12 MODE SHARE OF TOTAL INDIVIDUAL CROSSINGS
San Ysidro/Virginia Ave – Cross Border Otay Mesa – Tecate – Puerta México/El Chaparral Xpress (CBX) Mesa De Otay I Tecate
30% 24% 32%
100% 68% 76% 70%
Calexico West – Calexico East – Andrade – Mexicali I Mexicali II Los Algodones
29% 7% 43% 57% 71% 93%
Pedestrian Crossings
Note: Areas proportionate based on total crossings through each POE Vehicle Passenger Crossings
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
13 U.S. - MEXICO TRADE THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA BORDER (2019)
14 CALIFORNIA CROSSBORDER TRADE VIA TRUCK
Total Bilateral Trade Value via Truck through Commercial Land POEs $65.86 B $70 1.6
$60 1.4 1.2 $50 1.0 $40 0.8 $30 0.6 millions) (in $20
Trade Value billions) (in Value Trade 0.4 Number of Trucks Northbound Trucks Number of $10 0.2
$0 0.0
Otay Mesa - Mesa de Otay Calexico East - Mexicali II Tecate - Tecate Total NB Truck Crossings
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
15 WHAT PRODUCTS MOVE ACROSS OUR BORDER?
Audio and Visual Equipment Automobiles and Automotive Medical Equipment and Supplies Components
Navigational Measuring/ Aerospace Equipment Control Instruments Produce and Parts
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - U.S.A. Trade (Commodity Data)
16 SIGNIFICANCE OF U.S. - MEXICO TRADE
MEXICO RANKS AS #1 OVERALL TRADE PARTNER FOR THE U.S. IN 2019 • Total U.S.-Mexico trade: $614.5 B – $256.4 B in Exports – $358.1 B in Imports
• #1 or #2 export market for 26 states – 30 states exported more than $1 B – 15 states exported more than $3 B – 8 states exported more than $5 B
• California Exports to Mexico: $27.8 B States where Mexico is #1 or #2 Export Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - U.S.A. Trade (Foreign Trade Statistics)
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