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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
  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 29,229 28,666 -563 -1.9 142,444 116,092 -26,352 -18.5 -18.3
Agricultural and fishing products 3,149 3,317 169 5.4 12,393 12,758 365 2.9 7.6
Wheat 443 538 96 21.6 1,366 1,905 538 39.4 60.7
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,706 2,779 73 2.7 11,026 10,853 -173 -1.6 1.1
Live animals 198 193 -6 -2.8 1,001 780 -221 -22.1 -15.1
Fish and fish preparations 382 402 20 5.1 1,590 1,555 -36 -2.2 -1.9
Barley 34 32 -2 -5.9 232 148 -84 -36.1 -38.5
Wheat flour 6 6 -1 -8.4 25 24 -1 -3.9 -18.0
Other cereals unmilled 42 41 -2 -3.8 247 181 -67 -26.9 -43.8
Other cereal preparations 195 202 7 3.6 864 800 -64 -7.4 -9.4
Meat and meat preparations 403 408 5 1.2 1,677 1,640 -38 -2.2 -4.9
Alcoholic beverages 110 112 3 2.7 446 432 -14 -3.2 1.4
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 924 833 -90 -9.8 3,438 3,453 14 0.4 -3.4
Rapeseed 253 384 131 52.0 914 1,156 242 26.4 77.0
Other crude vegetable products 159 166 7 4.5 590 685 95 16.1 19.9
Energy products 4,530 4,366 -164 -3.6 18,688 18,058 -630 -3.4 -5.5
Crude petroleum 1,958 1,919 -38 -2.0 7,546 7,721 175 2.3 2.1
Natural gas 1,467 1,404 -63 -4.3 6,330 5,761 -569 -9.0 -9.6
Other energy products 1,106 1,043 -62 -5.6 4,812 4,577 -236 -4.9 -12.4
Coal and other bituminous substances 92 103 11 12.4 539 384 -155 -28.7 -30.3
Petroleum and coal products 810 722 -88 -10.8 3,299 3,322 24 0.7 -6.5
Electricity 205 218 14 6.7 975 870 -105 -10.7 -19.3
Forestry products 1,967 2,004 37 1.9 10,455 8,041 -2,414 -23.1 -23.1
Lumber and sawmill products 766 734 -33 -4.2 4,085 3,018 -1,067 -26.1 -28.4
Other crude wood products 51 60 9 16.8 269 223 -47 -17.3 -14.1
Lumber 489 451 -37 -7.6 2,591 1,897 -694 -26.8 -31.5
Other wood fabricated materials 227 223 -4 -1.7 1,224 898 -326 -26.7 -24.9
Wood pulp and other wood products 507 562 55 10.9 2,696 2,177 -519 -19.2 -17.4
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 694 708 14 2.0 3,673 2,846 -827 -22.5 -21.2
Newsprint paper 346 354 8 2.3 1,909 1,446 -463 -24.3 -25.7
Other paper and paperboard 348 353 6 1.6 1,764 1,400 -364 -20.6 -16.2
Industrial goods and materials 5,317 4,928 -389 -7.3 25,426 20,727 -4,699 -18.5 -19.2
Metal ores 504 484 -20 -3.9 2,249 1,888 -360 -16.0 2.5
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 129 141 12 9.5 805 537 -268 -33.3 -1.1
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 85 50 -35 -40.8 171 214 43 25.1 18.8
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 60 101 42 69.5 561 353 -208 -37.2 -8.4
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 31 12 -19 -61.7 60 64 5 8.0 -31.6
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 198 179 -19 -9.6 652 721 69 10.6 12.8
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 1,673 1,606 -67 -4.0 8,167 6,674 -1,493 -18.3 -19.7
Inorganic chemicals 210 188 -23 -10.8 821 793 -29 -3.5 -11.6
Organic chemicals 324 333 9 2.6 1,273 1,294 21 1.7 8.7
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 119 82 -37 -31.3 1,031 534 -497 -48.2 -64.8
Synthetic rubber and plastics 742 746 4 0.6 3,750 2,972 -778 -20.7 -19.1
Other chemical products 278 258 -20 -7.2 1,293 1,082 -210 -16.3 -21.1
Metals and alloys 1,758 1,516 -241 -13.7 8,554 6,645 -1,910 -22.3 -27.4
Primary iron and steel 23 31 8 36.2 255 73 -182 -71.3 -55.5
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 209 147 -62 -29.7 1,317 762 -555 -42.2 -53.6
Other iron and steel and alloys 163 176 13 7.7 1,062 676 -386 -36.3 -29.9
Aluminum including alloys 611 501 -111 -18.1 2,614 2,423 -191 -7.3 -24.3
Copper and alloys 114 87 -27 -23.8 546 449 -97 -17.7 -37.4
Nickel and alloys 162 146 -16 -9.9 559 582 23 4.2 -1.6
Precious metals and alloys 363 313 -49 -13.6 1,737 1,235 -502 -28.9 -20.2
Zinc and alloys 69 66 -4 -5.2 301 278 -23 -7.7 -7.3
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 43 50 7 15.9 164 166 3 1.6 30.7
Other industrial goods and materials 1,383 1,322 -61 -4.4 6,456 5,520 -936 -14.5 -14.3
Asbestos unmanufactured 5 6 1 9.8 22 20 -1 -6.6 -11.3
Other crude animal products 80 89 8 10.3 328 319 -9 -2.8 -19.8
Other crude non-metallic minerals 400 339 -62 -15.5 1,790 1,614 -176 -9.8 -10.6
Other crude materials, inedible 41 55 14 33.0 183 185 2 1.3 18.7
Metal fabricated basic products 286 279 -7 -2.3 1,512 1,163 -349 -23.1 -24.5
Textile fabricated materials 167 164 -2 -1.3 877 659 -218 -24.9 -21.0
Non-metallic mineral basic products 135 132 -3 -2.2 694 550 -144 -20.8 -20.6
Other fabricated materials 269 259 -10 -3.6 1,051 1,010 -41 -3.9 0.8
Machinery and equipment 7,880 7,451 -429 -5.4 34,506 31,437 -3,069 -8.9 -13.4
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,645 1,542 -103 -6.3 7,188 6,685 -503 -7.0 -13.3
Industrial machinery 1,466 1,381 -85 -5.8 6,531 6,015 -516 -7.9 -13.9
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 179 161 -18 -10.0 657 670 13 2.0 -8.3
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 2,039 1,837 -202 -9.9 8,758 7,900 -858 -9.8 -15.0
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,607 1,522 -85 -5.3 6,918 6,552 -366 -5.3 -11.8
Other transportation equipment 433 316 -117 -27.0 1,840 1,348 -492 -26.7 -27.6
Other machinery and equipment 4,196 4,072 -124 -3.0 18,560 16,851 -1,709 -9.2 -12.6
Television, telecommunication equipment 854 902 47 5.5 3,930 3,818 -112 -2.8 -12.9
Office machines and equipment 919 937 18 2.0 4,494 3,707 -788 -17.5 -16.3
Other equipment and tools 1,670 1,520 -150 -9.0 7,181 6,443 -738 -10.3 -12.6
Other end products, inedible 753 713 -39 -5.2 2,955 2,883 -71 -2.4 -7.1
Automotive products 3,843 4,028 185 4.8 29,127 14,932 -14,195 -48.7 -43.5
Passenger autos and chassis 2,123 2,249 126 5.9 17,836 7,824 -10,012 -56.1 -51.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 504 583 79 15.7 3,307 2,325 -982 -29.7 -2.4
Motor vehicle parts 1,216 1,196 -20 -1.7 7,985 4,784 -3,201 -40.1 -36.1
Other consumer goods 1,612 1,524 -88 -5.4 5,530 6,243 713 12.9 7.8
Special transactions trade 525 502 -23 -4.4 2,194 2,111 -84 -3.8 -6.9
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 405 544 139 34.3 4,125 1,785 -2,340 -56.7 -44.6