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2019 CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA BORDER CROSSING AND

TRADE STATISTICS

May 1, 2020

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CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA BORDER CROSSINGS

LAND PORTS OF ENTRY (POEs)

▪ 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

From west to east:

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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

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2019 Total = 77.2 M(from Mexico to the U.S.)

Total Northbound Individual Crossings and Share by POE (pedestrians, POV passengers, and bus passengers)

BIG PICTURE: HOW MANY CROSSINGS OCCUR?

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

48% 19% 16% 8%

4% 3% 2%

San Ysidro/Virginia Ave –Puerta México/El Chaparral

Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay I

Calexico West – Mexicali I

Calexico East – Mexicali II

Tecate – Tecate

Andrade – Los Algodones

Cross Border Xpress (CBX)

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BIG PICTURE: VOLUME OF CROSSINGS IN CONTEXT

Source: 2019 Passenger Data as reported by airports to the Airports Council International (ACI)

154 M

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Millio

ns

San Diego International Airport (SAN)

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Total crossings through

California-Baja California POEs

Total Airport Passengers

at the Top 3 Airports in CA

170 M

Note: Total border crossings represent a bidirectional estimate derived by doubling the observed northbound pedestrian and personal vehicle passenger crossings.

People Crossings through California-Baja California POEsand Passengers at the Top 3 Busiest California Airports (2019)

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BIG PICTURE: CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA

Total Northbound Individual Crossings by Mode

77.2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Millio

ns

PedestrianCrossings

POV PassengerCrossings

Total IndividualCrossings

All California-Baja California POEs


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PedestrianCrossings

POV PassengerCrossings

Total IndividualCrossings


Total Northbound Individual Crossings by Mode

21.1

0

10

20

30

40

50

Millio

ns

56.1

0

15

30

45

60

75

Millio

ns

Imperial County POEs

San Diego County POEs


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Total Northbound POV Crossings by POE


31.4

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Millio

ns




Tecate – Tecate



Total POVs

9

22.5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Millio

ns

Tecate – Tecate



Total POVs

8.8

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Millio

ns




Total POVs


Total Northbound POV Crossings by POE




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Total Northbound Truck Crossings by POE


1.4 M

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

Millio

ns

Calexico East –Mexicali II

Tecate – Tecate

Otay Mesa –Mesa de Otay I

Total Trucks

11

1.0 M

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Millio

ns

Tecate – Tecate

Otay Mesa –Mesa de Otay I

Total Trucks

0.4 M

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.6

Millio

ns

Calexico East –Mexicali II

Total Trucks


Total Northbound Truck Crossings by POE




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BORDER CROSSING TRENDLINE ANALYSIS

Northbound Pedestrian Crossing Trendlines


0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Mil

lio

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Calexico West - Mexicali I

Calexico East - Mexicali II

Andrade - Los Algodones

Imperial County POEsSan Diego County POEs

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Mil

lio

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San Ysidro/Virginia Ave – Puerta México/El Chaparral

Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay

Tecate – Tecate

Cross Border Xpress (CBX)

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MODE SHARE OF TOTAL INDIVIDUAL CROSSINGS

Note: Areas proportionate based on total crossings through each POE


San Ysidro/Virginia Ave –

Puerta México/El Chaparral

Calexico West –

Mexicali I

Cross Border

Xpress (CBX)

Calexico East –

Mexicali II

Otay Mesa –

Mesa De Otay I

Andrade –

Los Algodones

Tecate –

Tecate

Pedestrian Crossings

Vehicle Passenger Crossings

30%

70%

100%

24%

76%

32%

68%

29%

71%

7%

93%

43%57%

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U.S. - MEXICO TRADE THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA – BAJA CALIFORNIA

BORDER (2019)

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CALIFORNIA CROSSBORDER TRADE VIA TRUCK


Total Bilateral Trade Value via Truck through Commercial Land POEs

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Otay Mesa - Mesa de Otay Calexico East - Mexicali II Tecate - Tecate Total NB Truck Crossings

$65.86 B

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WHAT PRODUCTS MOVE ACROSS OUR BORDER?

Source: U.S. Census Bureau - U.S.A. Trade (Commodity Data)

Audio and Visual Equipment

Navigational Measuring/Control Instruments

Automobiles and Automotive Components

Medical Equipment and Supplies

ProduceAerospace Equipment and Parts

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SIGNIFICANCE OF U.S. - MEXICO TRADE

• 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



• California Exports to Mexico: $27.8 B

MEXICO RANKS AS #1 OVERALL TRADE PARTNER FOR THE U.S. IN 2019

Source: U.S. Census Bureau - U.S.A. Trade (Foreign Trade Statistics)

States where Mexico is #1 or #2 Export Market

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