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Table 2-1
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars

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Current dollars
  March 2009 April 2009 Change Year to date Year to date change April  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 32,438 30,785 -1,652 -5.1 158,502 127,600 -30,903 -19.5 -24.0
Agricultural and fishing products 3,404 3,577 173 5.1 13,068 13,862 794 6.1 7.5
Wheat 514 637 123 24.0 2,307 2,320 13 0.5 6.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,890 2,939 50 1.7 10,761 11,542 782 7.3 7.8
Live animals 185 187 2 1.1 811 715 -96 -11.8 -2.3
Fish and fish preparations 359 362 3 0.9 1,352 1,425 73 5.4 5.5
Barley 49 45 -4 -8.4 337 207 -131 -38.8 -43.8
Wheat flour 7 7 -1 -8.6 32 27 -5 -15.4 -24.1
Other cereals unmilled 45 43 -2 -4.6 261 214 -47 -17.9 -47.2
Other cereal preparations 253 258 5 1.9 892 1,020 128 14.3 9.3
Meat and meat preparations 398 388 -9 -2.4 1,333 1,592 259 19.4 11.7
Alcoholic beverages 63 66 2 3.7 270 256 -14 -5.0 -4.3
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 1,052 978 -74 -7.0 3,446 3,982 536 15.5 12.3
Rapeseed 281 405 124 44.1 1,319 1,271 -48 -3.6 22.3
Other crude vegetable products 197 201 4 1.9 708 833 126 17.8 20.9
Energy products 6,646 6,066 -580 -8.7 40,585 25,974 -14,611 -36.0 -44.3
Crude petroleum 3,240 3,084 -156 -4.8 20,079 11,628 -8,451 -42.1 -42.9
Natural gas 1,556 1,324 -232 -14.9 11,113 6,735 -4,378 -39.4 -56.4
Other energy products 1,850 1,658 -193 -10.4 9,393 7,611 -1,782 -19.0 -32.7
Coal and other bituminous substances 484 443 -41 -8.4 922 1,764 842 91.3 49.6
Petroleum and coal products 1,151 1,013 -139 -12.0 7,204 4,882 -2,322 -32.2 -44.3
Electricity 215 202 -13 -6.2 1,267 965 -301 -23.8 -41.9
Forestry products 1,705 1,651 -53 -3.1 8,383 6,890 -1,492 -17.8 -21.8
Lumber and sawmill products 575 539 -35 -6.2 3,011 2,260 -751 -25.0 -27.8
Other crude wood products 44 50 6 13.2 194 182 -11 -5.9 13.7
Lumber 327 294 -33 -10.1 1,758 1,266 -492 -28.0 -34.1
Other wood fabricated materials 204 195 -8 -4.2 1,059 812 -248 -23.4 -23.8
Wood pulp and other wood products 375 379 4 1.1 2,247 1,588 -659 -29.3 -33.9
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 754 733 -22 -2.9 3,125 3,043 -82 -2.6 -7.5
Newsprint paper 397 383 -14 -3.5 1,629 1,622 -7 -0.4 -9.6
Other paper and paperboard 357 349 -8 -2.2 1,496 1,421 -75 -5.0 -5.2
Industrial goods and materials 7,010 6,328 -682 -9.7 35,925 27,121 -8,804 -24.5 -29.4
Metal ores 893 852 -41 -4.6 4,565 3,302 -1,263 -27.7 -18.4
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 382 393 11 2.9 1,331 1,512 180 13.6 50.1
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 162 107 -55 -33.7 534 400 -134 -25.0 -25.0
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 75 123 48 64.0 1,430 456 -974 -68.1 -59.8
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 42 19 -24 -56.2 122 87 -36 -29.1 -47.8
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 232 210 -22 -9.3 1,147 847 -300 -26.2 -29.4
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 2,219 2,018 -200 -9.0 10,882 9,040 -1,842 -16.9 -25.6
Inorganic chemicals 410 386 -23 -5.7 1,649 1,664 15 0.9 -10.2
Organic chemicals 372 368 -4 -1.0 2,315 1,499 -817 -35.3 -32.4
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 385 244 -141 -36.5 1,774 1,643 -131 -7.4 -45.0
Synthetic rubber and plastics 807 789 -19 -2.3 4,076 3,273 -803 -19.7 -22.9
Other chemical products 245 231 -14 -5.9 1,068 963 -105 -9.8 -14.8
Metals and alloys 2,452 2,092 -360 -14.7 13,725 9,074 -4,651 -33.9 -40.2
Primary iron and steel 28 48 20 68.7 385 111 -274 -71.2 -58.0
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 299 198 -101 -33.8 1,505 1,062 -444 -29.5 -49.7
Other iron and steel and alloys 202 200 -2 -1.0 1,243 857 -386 -31.1 -36.0
Aluminum including alloys 490 424 -66 -13.5 2,934 2,031 -903 -30.8 -45.4
Copper and alloys 201 176 -25 -12.5 1,641 765 -876 -53.4 -62.1
Nickel and alloys 198 174 -23 -11.8 1,490 754 -736 -49.4 -55.6
Precious metals and alloys 886 715 -171 -19.3 3,420 2,907 -513 -15.0 -8.2
Zinc and alloys 78 74 -4 -5.0 572 314 -258 -45.1 -42.9
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 70 82 12 17.7 534 273 -261 -48.8 -38.9
Other industrial goods and materials 1,446 1,366 -80 -5.5 6,753 5,704 -1,049 -15.5 -20.3
Asbestos unmanufactured 5 5 0 9.3 19 19 1 2.9 -2.5
Other crude animal products 55 67 12 21.1 311 251 -60 -19.2 -40.5
Other crude non-metallic minerals 306 244 -63 -20.4 1,503 1,130 -373 -24.8 -32.8
Other crude materials, inedible 44 55 11 25.6 185 190 4 2.2 21.1
Metal fabricated basic products 367 354 -13 -3.4 1,795 1,497 -298 -16.6 -21.3
Textile fabricated materials 185 179 -6 -3.3 806 726 -80 -9.9 -7.8
Non-metallic mineral basic products 171 163 -7 -4.3 786 693 -93 -11.8 -14.3
Other fabricated materials 312 297 -14 -4.6 1,349 1,198 -150 -11.1 -15.2
Machinery and equipment 7,640 7,107 -533 -7.0 29,650 30,135 485 1.6 -4.6
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,815 1,704 -111 -6.1 7,320 7,316 -4 -0.1 -6.5
Industrial machinery 1,619 1,527 -92 -5.7 6,682 6,580 -102 -1.5 -7.6
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 196 178 -18 -9.4 638 736 98 15.4 4.9
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,809 1,606 -202 -11.2 6,727 6,947 220 3.3 -4.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,380 1,282 -99 -7.1 5,029 5,567 538 10.7 0.8
Other transportation equipment 428 324 -104 -24.3 1,699 1,380 -318 -18.7 -20.3
Other machinery and equipment 4,016 3,797 -220 -5.5 15,602 15,871 270 1.7 -3.9
Television, telecommunication equipment 760 791 32 4.1 3,047 3,356 309 10.2 -1.1
Office machines and equipment 453 445 -9 -1.9 1,957 1,818 -139 -7.1 -9.0
Other equipment and tools 1,827 1,661 -166 -9.1 7,381 7,042 -339 -4.6 -8.6
Other end products, inedible 976 900 -76 -7.8 3,217 3,655 438 13.6 6.3
Automotive products 3,392 3,483 91 2.7 21,012 13,110 -7,903 -37.6 -33.1
Passenger autos and chassis 1,738 1,811 73 4.2 11,415 6,363 -5,052 -44.3 -40.4
Trucks and other motor vehicles 464 523 60 12.9 2,481 2,103 -378 -15.2 7.7
Motor vehicle parts 1,190 1,148 -42 -3.5 7,117 4,644 -2,473 -34.7 -31.7
Other consumer goods 1,683 1,596 -87 -5.2 5,616 6,502 886 15.8 10.9
Special transactions trade 578 548 -30 -5.2 2,495 2,340 -154 -6.2 -14.2
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 381 430 49 12.9 1,770 1,666 -104 -5.9 -8.6