Table 2
Merchandise trade: North American Product Classification System1 – Balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted, current dollars
| October 2019 | September 2020r | October 2020 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Total exports | 48,880 | 45,484 | 46,467 | 2.2 | -4.9 |
| Farm, fishing and intermediate food products | 2,802 | 3,777 | 3,850 | 1.9 | 37.4 |
| Energy products | 9,308 | 6,169 | 6,653 | 7.8 | -28.5 |
| Metal ores and non-metallic minerals | 1,605 | 1,936 | 1,576 | -18.6 | -1.8 |
| Metal and non-metallic mineral products | 5,671 | 5,248 | 5,554 | 5.8 | -2.1 |
| Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products | 2,969 | 2,648 | 2,790 | 5.4 | -6.0 |
| Forestry products and building and packaging materials | 3,411 | 3,942 | 4,039 | 2.5 | 18.4 |
| Industrial machinery, equipment and parts | 3,420 | 2,878 | 3,063 | 6.5 | -10.4 |
| Electronic and electrical equipment and parts | 2,497 | 2,253 | 2,299 | 2.0 | -7.9 |
| Motor vehicles and parts | 7,495 | 7,650 | 7,289 | -4.7 | -2.7 |
| Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts | 2,506 | 1,881 | 1,706 | -9.3 | -31.9 |
| Consumer goods | 5,797 | 5,726 | 6,310 | 10.2 | 8.9 |
| Special transactions trade 2 | 320 | 312 | 302 | -3.3 | -5.6 |
| Other balance of payments adjustments | 1,081 | 1,064 | 1,035 | -2.7 | -4.2 |
| Total imports | 50,690 | 49,302 | 50,230 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| Farm, fishing and intermediate food products | 1,755 | 1,800 | 1,894 | 5.2 | 7.9 |
| Energy products | 3,407 | 2,023 | 1,867 | -7.7 | -45.2 |
| Metal ores and non-metallic minerals | 1,183 | 1,350 | 1,507 | 11.7 | 27.5 |
| Metal and non-metallic mineral products | 3,347 | 4,510 | 3,953 | -12.4 | 18.1 |
| Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products | 3,736 | 3,419 | 3,415 | -0.1 | -8.6 |
| Forestry products and building and packaging materials | 2,213 | 2,219 | 2,314 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Industrial machinery, equipment and parts | 5,673 | 5,296 | 5,506 | 3.9 | -2.9 |
| Electronic and electrical equipment and parts | 6,133 | 5,595 | 6,128 | 9.5 | -0.1 |
| Motor vehicles and parts | 9,207 | 8,719 | 8,797 | 0.9 | -4.5 |
| Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts | 1,965 | 1,342 | 1,215 | -9.5 | -38.1 |
| Consumer goods | 10,329 | 11,152 | 11,636 | 4.3 | 12.6 |
| Special transactions trade 2 | 775 | 964 | 1,040 | 7.9 | 34.3 |
| Other balance of payments adjustments | 968 | 912 | 958 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
r
revised
Note(s):
Totals may not equal the sum of their components as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 12-10-0121-01.
Table note 1
International merchandise trade data are based on the 2017 North American Product Classification System.
Table note 2
These are mainly low-valued transactions, value of repairs to equipment, and goods returned to country of origin.
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