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Table 2-2
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Constant dollars, 2002

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Constant dollars, 2002
  November  2008 December  2008 Change Year to date Year to date change December  2008/2007
2007 2008
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 32,813 31,361 -1,453 -4.4 449,825 415,089 -34,736 -7.7 -11.4
Agricultural and fishing products 3,141 3,068 -73 -2.3 36,594 36,848 253 0.7 2.4
Wheat 428 366 -61 -14.3 4,487 4,206 -281 -6.3 9.3
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,714 2,701 -12 -0.4 32,107 32,641 534 1.7 1.5
Live animals 186 182 -4 -2.1 2,781 2,645 -136 -4.9 -33.7
Fish and fish preparations 398 430 33 8.2 4,868 4,871 2 0.1 11.7
Barley 34 21 -13 -37.9 425 461 37 8.6 -66.8
Wheat flour 5 6 1 10.1 71 82 11 15.1 2.7
Other cereals unmilled 44 47 3 5.8 662 729 67 10.1 -28.6
Other cereal preparations 212 201 -10 -4.9 2,591 2,553 -38 -1.5 -5.9
Meat and meat preparations 445 416 -29 -6.5 4,838 5,113 275 5.7 0.3
Alcoholic beverages 123 126 4 2.9 1,362 1,382 20 1.5 -3.0
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 842 827 -14 -1.7 10,506 10,312 -194 -1.8 0.8
Rapeseed 243 247 4 1.5 2,084 2,640 556 26.7 62.7
Other crude vegetable products 182 197 15 8.3 1,918 1,853 -65 -3.4 46.6
Energy products 4,631 4,381 -250 -5.4 54,544 55,229 685 1.3 -2.7
Crude petroleum 2,025 1,913 -112 -5.5 22,679 23,447 768 3.4 10.1
Natural gas 1,552 1,421 -131 -8.4 18,687 17,718 -969 -5.2 -15.3
Other energy products 1,054 1,047 -7 -0.7 13,178 14,064 886 6.7 -3.8
Coal and other bituminous substances 124 113 -10 -8.3 1,588 1,824 236 14.9 -14.8
Petroleum and coal products 700 733 32 4.6 9,003 9,384 381 4.2 -0.2
Electricity 230 200 -29 -12.8 2,588 2,857 269 10.4 -9.1
Forestry products 2,323 2,225 -99 -4.2 34,900 29,914 -4,986 -14.3 -16.4
Lumber and sawmill products 937 844 -93 -10.0 15,292 11,607 -3,684 -24.1 -22.0
Other crude wood products 51 80 28 55.3 925 823 -103 -11.1 42.3
Lumber 621 547 -74 -11.9 9,365 7,349 -2,016 -21.5 -20.1
Other wood fabricated materials 265 217 -47 -17.9 5,002 3,436 -1,566 -31.3 -36.4
Wood pulp and other wood products 553 544 -9 -1.6 8,230 7,549 -681 -8.3 -19.0
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 834 837 4 0.4 11,378 10,757 -621 -5.5 -7.9
Newsprint paper 445 470 25 5.6 5,921 5,659 -261 -4.4 1.8
Other paper and paperboard 389 367 -21 -5.5 5,458 5,098 -360 -6.6 -17.9
Industrial goods and materials 5,944 5,144 -800 -13.5 75,673 74,343 -1,330 -1.8 -15.3
Metal ores 547 531 -16 -2.9 6,551 7,210 658 10.1 -10.3
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 106 122 16 14.8 2,102 2,147 45 2.2 -29.5
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 87 76 -11 -12.5 738 834 96 13.1 40.6
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 127 120 -7 -5.2 1,465 1,828 363 24.8 -6.8
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 30 7 -23 -76.1 135 220 85 62.7 -56.1
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 197 206 9 4.5 2,111 2,181 69 3.3 -6.3
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 2,043 1,724 -319 -15.6 25,146 24,645 -501 -2.0 -16.4
Inorganic chemicals 231 197 -34 -14.7 2,080 2,645 565 27.1 9.4
Organic chemicals 310 257 -54 -17.3 4,217 3,709 -508 -12.0 -22.8
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 344 226 -118 -34.3 2,997 3,265 268 8.9 -12.8
Synthetic rubber and plastics 809 740 -69 -8.5 11,862 10,965 -898 -7.6 -24
Other chemical products 348 303 -45 -12.9 3,990 4,062 72 1.8 -4.1
Metals and alloys 1,882 1,694 -188 -10.0 24,427 24,624 197 0.8 -14.4
Primary iron and steel 20 24 5 22.9 485 689 204 42.0 -43.9
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 260 225 -35 -13.5 3,488 3,708 220 6.3 -31.5
Other iron and steel and alloys 185 163 -22 -11.7 3,041 2,765 -276 -9.1 -42.5
Aluminum including alloys 736 636 -100 -13.6 8,777 8,004 -773 -8.8 -11.7
Copper and alloys 68 83 15 22.0 1,471 1,402 -69 -4.7 -15.0
Nickel and alloys 118 142 24 20.2 1,476 1,672 196 13.3 30.5
Precious metals and alloys 392 321 -71 -18.0 4,337 5,003 667 15.4 13.8
Zinc and alloys 62 59 -3 -4.8 771 860 89 11.6 -17.4
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 41 40 -1 -2.6 582 522 -61 -10.4 -7.8
Other industrial goods and materials 1,473 1,196 -277 -18.8 19,549 17,864 -1,685 -8.6 -17.0
Asbestos unmanufactured 6 7 1 9.7 63 77 14 22.1 20.8
Other crude animal products 58 73 14 24.4 889 892 3 0.3 -0.1
Other crude non-metallic minerals 407 195 -212 -52.1 4,790 4,522 -268 -5.6 -25.8
Other crude materials, inedible 39 41 2 6.1 582 567 -14 -2.5 -3.2
Metal fabricated basic products 362 339 -22 -6.1 4,987 4,401 -586 -11.8 -11.3
Textile fabricated materials 182 175 -7 -3.9 2,947 2,498 -449 -15.2 -25.9
Non-metallic mineral basic products 169 157 -11 -6.8 2,213 2,031 -182 -8.2 -11.5
Other fabricated materials 250 209 -42 -16.6 3,077 2,876 -201 -6.5 -20.0
Machinery and equipment 8,785 8,594 -191 -2.2 106,720 104,522 -2,198 -2.1 3.8
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,889 1,772 -117 -6.2 21,934 22,280 346 1.6 0.7
Industrial machinery 1,708 1,607 -101 -5.9 20,140 20,161 21 0.1 0.1
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 181 165 -15 -8.6 1,794 2,119 326 18.2 7.2
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 2,136 2,389 253 11.8 26,139 25,422 -717 -2.7 15.8
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,719 2,025 306 17.8 20,836 20,360 -477 -2.3 17.8
Other transportation equipment 417 364 -54 -12.9 5,302 5,062 -240 -4.5 5.8
Other machinery and equipment 4,760 4,433 -327 -6.9 58,648 56,820 -1,828 -3.1 -0.6
Television, telecommunication equipment 1,099 868 -231 -21.0 12,853 12,029 -824 -6.4 7.3
Office machines and equipment 1,000 948 -52 -5.2 14,570 13,551 -1,018 -7.0 -16.7
Other equipment and tools 1,883 1,852 -31 -1.7 21,857 22,157 300 1.4 5.1
Other end products, inedible 777 765 -13 -1.6 9,368 9,082 -286 -3.0 2.1
Automotive products 5,533 5,372 -161 -2.9 103,352 79,836 -23,516 -22.8 -31.7
Passenger autos and chassis 3,336 3,284 -51 -1.5 58,461 49,247 -9,215 -15.8 -26.3
Trucks and other motor vehicles 557 542 -15 -2.7 17,828 8,990 -8,838 -49.6 -59.5
Motor vehicle parts 1,641 1,546 -94 -5.7 27,062 21,600 -5,463 -20.2 -25.1
Other consumer goods 1,418 1,581 163 11.5 18,390 17,823 -567 -3.1 13.3
Special transactions trade 582 583 1 0.2 7,777 6,711 -1,066 -13.7 -5.1
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 456 412 -44 -9.7 11,874 9,864 -2,010 -16.9 -59.1