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Table 21. Merchandise Trade, Prices and Volumes

    2003 2004 2004 2005
      N D J F M A M J J A S O N
                               
EXPORTS                                
                               
Current weight price index (1997=100)                              
                               
Total 2001030 104.3 104.9 102.0 102.6 103.1 103.5 104.0 106.2 106.4 105.6 107.1 107.3 108.7 111.0 108.3
Agricultural and fish products   101.3 100.1 96.3 96.9 95.1 94.8 94.0 94.5 95.0 92.5 91.2 91.7 92.6 93.9 92.6
Energy products   184.0 200.3 216.2 208.7 195.5 203.1 214.9 232.0 216.2 232.8 256.6 279.0 300.5 323.5 299.2
Forest products   91.4 98.3 88.2 91.6 94.5 96.7 97.2 97.4 94.7 93.7 91.7 89.7 87.6 90.1 89.2
Industrial goods   99.6 109.2 108.7 110.4 114.4 114.1 114.8 116.1 117.5 115.2 116.3 113.2 114.8 114.5 116.2
Machinery and equipment   92.7 86.2 83.5 83.0 84.5 83.6 81.6 83.4 84.6 83.0 81.5 83.0 81.5 81.3 81.0
Automobile products   101.1 97.5 92.5 93.4 93.1 93.3 92.7 93.8 94.1 93.8 93.3 91.6 90.3 90.0 90.1
Consumer goods   105.8 106.0 106.1 105.5 106.7 106.9 106.7 107.1 107.1 106.7 107.4 107.0 106.6 106.8 106.4
                               
Volume (1997 dollars) $'000,000                              
                               
Total(1)   383,677 409,089 34,200 34,764 34,759 34,361 34,800 34,343 34,282 35,128 35,284 35,869 36,387 36,500 36,674
Agricultural and fish products   28,864 30,723 2,556 2,490 2,565 2,611 2,562 2,614 2,555 2,741 2,664 2,877 2,782 2,802 2,905
Energy products   32,862 33,935 2,691 2,793 2,839 2,732 2,874 2,731 2,907 2,829 2,885 2,797 2,885 2,912 2,800
Forest products   37,713 39,912 3,467 3,322 3,291 3,283 3,228 3,179 3,249 3,291 3,192 3,241 3,292 3,405 3,360
Industrial goods   65,636 70,293 5,957 6,130 6,015 6,017 6,168 6,035 6,003 6,140 6,214 6,141 6,143 6,086 6,101
Machinery and equipment   95,633 106,026 8,801 8,896 9,377 8,972 9,676 9,766 9,378 9,732 9,668 9,613 9,559 9,736 9,827
Automobile products   86,469 92,690 7,645 7,900 7,832 7,948 7,459 7,318 7,614 7,635 7,694 8,114 8,494 8,708 8,861
Consumer goods   16,245 16,320 1,307 1,362 1,368 1,368 1,341 1,356 1,410 1,359 1,344 1,344 1,313 1,342 1,342
                               
IMPORTS                                
                               
Current weight price index (1997=100)                              
                               
Total 2000007 98.2 95.5 91.6 92.6 92.9 93.9 92.9 94.0 96.4 94.9 93.9 93.0 92.7 91.8 92.8
Agricultural and fish products   97.6 95.8 95.3 93.1 91.1 92.5 91.8 93.4 95.1 95.4 95.1 93.7 93.0 93.6 93.4
Energy products   152.6 175.0 203.7 187.2 186.5 185.4 199.5 205.8 209.2 216.2 227.3 236.5 257.2 246.3 242.8
Forest products   98.7 98.4 90.2 93.4 83.0 83.5 84.8 85.0 86.8 83.2 84.2 81.5 79.8 81.4 80.2
Industrial goods   101.7 103.8 101.9 104.3 105.2 106.2 106.8 107.8 109.3 109.1 107.3 103.8 103.7 104.0 106.4
Machinery and equipment   86.1 79.5 72.7 73.8 74.1 75.4 73.3 74.5 76.3 74.8 73.0 72.5 72.2 70.8 71.5
Automobile products   99.8 96.7 92.5 93.1 94.0 94.7 93.6 94.5 95.5 94.8 93.9 93.3 92.2 92.1 92.0
Consumer goods   103.6 98.6 92.3 94.4 95.1 96.8 95.2 96.4 98.3 96.9 96.4 94.6 92.7 93.3 94.2
                               
Volume (1997 dollars) $'000,000                              
                               
Total(1)   348,888 380,184 32,660 33,704 34,171 33,474 34,001 33,706 33,463 34,135 34,687 34,783 35,194 35,824 35,385
Agricultural and fish products   22,032 22,303 1,850 1,876 2,068 1,973 1,947 1,976 1,905 1,902 1,923 1,947 2,001 2,005 2,015
Energy products   12,983 14,161 1,167 1,345 1,377 1,348 1,273 1,223 1,385 1,229 1,239 1,251 1,152 1,190 1,269
Forest products   3,047 3,232 303 302 318 324 309 310 336 328 313 301 315 308 314
Industrial goods   64,153 70,786 6,091 6,146 6,266 6,037 6,324 6,024 5,958 6,038 6,106 6,177 6,295 6,288 6,065
Machinery and equipment   114,553 130,567 11,504 11,728 11,882 11,755 12,318 12,258 12,023 12,518 12,771 12,794 12,824 13,408 13,207
Automobile products   76,630 79,846 6,566 7,081 7,097 6,788 6,591 6,901 6,734 6,908 7,125 7,089 7,134 7,280 6,997
Consumer goods   44,635 48,351 4,317 4,348 4,239 4,263 4,328 4,151 4,253 4,339 4,289 4,308 4,536 4,424 4,524

(1) Includes balance of payments adjustments.

Source: Canadian International Merchandise Trade (Catalogue no. 65-001-XIB), contact: A. Couillard (951-9647), [1-800-294-5583].

CANSIM table: 228-0035