Border Business Indicators, Volume 22, Number 11, November 1998 Page: 5
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Vehicle Bridge-Crossings into Mexico
CITY JUL 98 AUG 98 SEP 98 SEP 97 YTD 97 YTD 98 % CHG
BROWNSVILLE 624,441 599,817 519,448 569,312 4,665,390 5,191,803 11.3
DEL RIO 157,828 128,510 126,427 136,334 1,281,374 1,310,512 2.3
EAGLE PASS 231,867 220,241 206,746 197,132 1,915,864 1,992,085 4.0
EL PASO 433,968 436,157 374,132 408,306 3,948,927 4.113,755 4.2
HARLINGEN 44,602 43,152 36,214 31,692 304,002 363,307 19.5
LAREDO 734,768 682.030 697,892 661,667 5,919,943 6,184,229 4.5
McALLEN-HIDALGO 471,827 472,809 420,458 413,018 3,839,399 4,003,916 4.3
PHARR 151,971 151,602 135.869 101,647 885,846 1,282,375 44.8
PROGRESO 88,439 85,263 75,630 69,072 750,436 797,248 6.2
RIO GRANDE 47,964 48,631 44,927 41,159 411,632 438,822 6.6
ROMA 72,837 71,740 66,276 62,761 622,203 645,878 3.8
TOTAL 3,060,512 2,939,952 2,704,019 2,692,100 24,545,016 26,323,930 7.2
Source: Data provided by U.S. bridge operators in cited cities and compiled by Texas A&M International University, Texas Centerfor Border
Economic and Enterprise Development
Southbound vehicle bridge crossings into Mexico were down 8.0 cent. Laredo, with 25.8 percent of all southbound traffic in Septem-
percent in September from August's figures. Harlingen decreased ber, was up 4.5 percent YTD. Brownsville, with 19.2 percent of all
16.1 percent, El Paso was down 14.2 percent, Brownsville fell 13.4 southbound vehicle bridge crossings, had an 11.3 percent increase
percent, Progreso declined 11.3 percent, McAllen-Hidalgo dipped YTD. McAllen-Hidalgo, with 15.5 percent of all southbound
11.1 percent, Pharr slid 10.4 percent, Roma and Rio Grande vehicle crossings, experienced a 4.3 percent increase YTD. El
decreased 7.6 percent, Eagle Pass was down 6.1 percent and Del Paso, accounting for 13.8 percent of all southbound vehicle cross-
Rio dropped 1.6 percent. However, Laredo increased 2.3 percent. ings had a 4.2 percent increase YTD.
YTD total southbound vehicle bridge crossings were up 7.2 per-
Vehicle Bridge-Crossings into Texas
CITY JUL 98 AUG 98 SEP 98 SEP 97 YTD97 YTD 98 % CHG
BROWNSVILLE 533,390 532,472 480,919 510,467 4,616,585 4,669,975 1.2
DEL RIO 138,640 100,651 116,557 141,525 1,276,805 1,123,608 -12.0
EAGLE PASS 218,770 218,950 200,832 207,607 1,898,315 1,921,273 1.2
EL PASO 716,550 707,904 646,359 672,813 6,009,131 6,185,150 2.9
HARLINGEN 58,717 55,319 46,757 42,599 380,469 481,480 26.5
LAREDO 654,676 618,767 672,384 598,360 5,264,430 5,660,262 7.5
McALLEN-HIDALGO 408,707 431,456 388,487 392,560 3,573,331 3.613,405 1.1
PRESIDIO 55,331 57,041 53,304 48,282 455,557 496,960 9.1
PROGRESO 77,018 79,270 73,878 67,343 756,189 720,397 -4.7
RIO GRANDE 51,894 53,639 49,120 46,183 452,938 479,307 5.8
ROMA 76,697 82,962 80,028 70,594 678,671 706,612 4.1
TOTAL 2,990,390 2,938,431 2,808,625 2,798,333 25,362,421 26,058,429 2.7Source: Data provided by Mexico's Oficina de Caminos y Puentes and compiled by
Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Northbound vehicle bridge crossings into Texas for September 3.5 perc
were down 4.4 percent since August. Harlingen registered a 15.5 grew 8.
percent decrease, McAllen-Hidalgo fell 10.0 percent, Brownsville Texas
dipped 9.7 percent, El Paso reported a decrease of8.7 percent, Rio ings in
Grande slid 8.4 percent, Eagle Pass was down 8.3 percent, Progreso percent
fell 6.8 percent, Presidio declined 6.6 percent and Roma decreased 17.1 perTexas A &M International University, Texas Centerfor
ent. However, Del Rio increased 15.8 percent and Laredo
7 percent. YTD northbound vehicle bridge crossings into
were up 2.7 percent. Laredo with 23.9 percent of all cross-
September was up 7.5 percent YTD. El Paso. with 23.0
of all crossings, gained 2.9 percent and Brownsville with
cent of all crossings, was up 1.2 percent YTD.Border Business Indicators November 1998 Page 5
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