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Imports: COVID-19 pandemic lows and December 2020 levels

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The title of the infographic is "Imports: COVID-19 pandemic lows and December 2020 levels"

The title of the infographic is "Imports: COVID-19 Pandemic lows and December 2020 levels"

This is a radar chart. It provides a visualisation of Canada's imports of merchandise by product categories from February to December 2020. It also displays the minimum level between those from February to December 2020. 12 North American Product Classification (NAPCS) sections as well as the total for imports are shown in the chart.

This chart is interpreted by looking at the green circle along with the blue and red areas simultaneously.

The green circle represents imports for each data point in February. It holds a value of 100%. The red region represents imports, expressed as a percentage of February, of the minimum monthly level between February and December 2020. The blue region represents imports, expressed as a percentage of February, for each data point in December.

Example: For total imports, the distance from the centre of the chart to the outer blue line is 98% of the distance from the centre of the chart to the green circle. Therefore, the value of total imports in December was 98% of the value observed in February.

Each data point at the outer edge of the blue area is labelled with a textbox that includes the name of the data point and its percentage value.

Values in the graphic are:

For total imports December is 98% and the maximum decline value of 71% occurred in May.

For aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts December is 56% and the maximum decline value of 46% occurred in April.

Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products December is 87% and the maximum decline value of 73% occurred in May.

Consumer goods December is 108% and the maximum decline value of 91% occurred in April.

Electronic and electrical equipment and parts December is 107% and the maximum decline value of 87% occurred in May.

Energy products December is 61% and the maximum decline value of 37% occurred in May.

Farm, fishing and intermediate food products December is 102% and the maximum decline value of 98% occurred in April.

Forestry products and building and packaging materials December is 108% and the maximum decline value of 91% occurred in April.

Industrial machinery, equipment and parts December is 99% and the maximum decline value of 77% occurred in April.

Metal and non-metallic mineral products December is 105% and the maximum decline value of 86% occurred in June.

Metal ores and non-metallic minerals December is 123% and the maximum decline value of 100% occurred in March.

Motor vehicles and parts December is 96% and the maximum decline value of 18% occurred in May.

Special transactions trade December is 140% and the maximum decline value of 97% occurred in May.