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Track fixtures and mechanical signaling: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in track fixtures and mechanical signaling totaled $1.2 billion (167 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (14%), China (10%) and the United States (10%); the top importers were Germany (7%), Mexico (5%) and Kazakhstan (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$1.2billion
Tonnes
167thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,959
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$158 million · 13.6%
  2. China$116 million · 9.9%
  3. United States$113 million · 9.7%
  4. Austria$84 million · 7.2%
  5. Spain$79 million · 6.8%
  6. Russia$67 million · 5.8%
  7. Italy$54 million · 4.7%
  8. France$49 million · 4.2%
  9. Croatia$48 million · 4.1%
  10. United Kingdom$46 million · 3.9%
  11. Belgium$42 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  12. Japan$41 million · 3.5%
  13. South Korea$33 million · 2.8%
  14. Bulgaria$24 million · 2.1%
  15. Switzerland$22 million · 1.9%
  16. Turkey$20 million · 1.7%
  17. Poland$17 million · 1.4%
  18. Sweden$16 million · 1.4%
  19. Czechia$12 million · 1%
  20. Serbia$10 million · 0.85%

Top importers

  1. Germany$87 million · 7.5%
  2. Mexico$55 million · 4.7%
  3. Kazakhstan$55 million · 4.7%
  4. Canada$52 million · 4.5%
  5. Singapore$47 million · 4.1%
    re-exports
  6. United States$42 million · 3.6%
  7. United Kingdom$37 million · 3.2%
  8. France$35 million · 3%
  9. Austria$34 million · 2.9%
  10. Sweden$34 million · 2.9%
  11. Brazil$33 million · 2.9%
  12. Switzerland$33 million · 2.8%
  13. Saudi Arabia$33 million · 2.8%
  14. Japan$26 million · 2.2%
  15. Norway$22 million · 1.9%
  16. United Arab Emirates$21 million · 1.8%
  17. Australia$20 million · 1.7%
  18. Ireland$20 million · 1.7%
  19. Panama$20 million · 1.7%
  20. Philippines$19 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2023

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Germany 158
  • China 116
  • United States 113
  • Austria 83.9
  • Spain 79.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany41.6158
China13.6116
United States30113
Austria33.783.9
Spain1.779.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 462% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $6,959

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,239
1996$3,262
1997$3,000
1998$1,401
1999$3,866
2000$4,042
2001$4,591
2002$4,150
2003$5,619
2004$6,542
2005$5,967
2006$6,892
2007$5,262
2008$6,085
2009$5,946
2010$8,845
2011$7,763
2012$7,610
2013$8,179
2014$9,442
2015$8,525
2016$4,333
2017$4,659
2018$9,270
2019$8,647
2020$8,204
2021$9,124
2022$7,609
2023$8,079
2024$6,959

What it includes

  • 8608 · Track fixtures and mechanical signaling

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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