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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
  April 2009 May 2009 Change Year to date Year to date change May  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 30,475 28,372 -2,102 -6.9 200,867 155,540 -45,327 -22.6 -33.0
Agricultural and fishing products 3,546 3,238 -308 -8.7 16,595 17,021 426 2.6 -8.2
Wheat 630 518 -113 -17.9 3,071 2,828 -243 -7.9 -32.2
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,916 2,720 -196 -6.7 13,524 14,193 669 4.9 -1.6
Live animals 185 136 -49 -26.3 1,015 847 -168 -16.5 -33.0
Fish and fish preparations 361 347 -14 -3.8 1,688 1,767 79 4.7 3.1
Barley 45 34 -12 -25.6 431 240 -191 -44.2 -64.0
Wheat flour 7 6 -0 -3.3 41 34 -8 -18.5 -29.3
Other cereals unmilled 43 47 4 8.7 336 261 -75 -22.3 -37.8
Other cereal preparations 256 251 -4 -1.7 1,126 1,268 142 12.6 7.7
Meat and meat preparations 380 365 -15 -4.0 1,702 1,942 241 14.2 -0.9
Alcoholic beverages 65 66 1 1.6 340 322 -17 -5.1 -5.8
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 966 956 -9 -1.0 4,349 4,920 572 13.1 6.0
Rapeseed 410 316 -94 -23.0 1,610 1,570 -40 -2.5 8.5
Other crude vegetable products 198 195 -3 -1.6 888 1,021 134 15.1 8.3
Energy products 6,028 5,388 -640 -10.6 52,231 31,281 -20,950 -40.1 -53.7
Crude petroleum 3,095 2,792 -303 -9.8 25,684 14,497 -11,187 -43.6 -50.2
Natural gas 1,317 990 -327 -24.9 14,139 7,711 -6,428 -45.5 -67.3
Other energy products 1,615 1,606 -10 -0.6 12,409 9,074 -3,335 -26.9 -46.8
Coal and other bituminous substances 410 333 -77 -18.9 1,500 1,951 452 30.1 -42.4
Petroleum and coal products 1,020 1,093 73 7.2 9,314 5,997 -3,318 -35.6 -48.2
Electricity 185 180 -5 -2.8 1,595 1,126 -469 -29.4 -45.1
Forestry products 1,635 1,580 -55 -3.4 10,558 8,497 -2,061 -19.5 -27.4
Lumber and sawmill products 539 518 -21 -3.9 3,795 2,776 -1,020 -26.9 -34.0
Other crude wood products 50 33 -17 -34.1 260 215 -45 -17.4 -49.9
Lumber 292 291 -2 -0.6 2,203 1,554 -649 -29.5 -34.7
Other wood fabricated materials 196 194 -2 -1.1 1,332 1,007 -325 -24.4 -28.9
Wood pulp and other wood products 373 359 -14 -3.7 2,837 1,938 -898 -31.7 -39.1
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 723 703 -20 -2.7 3,926 3,783 -143 -3.6 -12.2
Newsprint paper 380 373 -7 -1.9 2,053 2,042 -11 -0.5 -12.1
Other paper and paperboard 343 330 -13 -3.7 1,873 1,741 -132 -7.1 -12.4
Industrial goods and materials 6,264 5,960 -304 -4.9 45,645 32,956 -12,688 -27.8 -38.7
Metal ores 849 901 51 6.1 5,921 4,208 -1,713 -28.9 -33.6
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 394 415 21 5.3 1,829 1,937 107 5.9 -16.7
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 106 147 41 38.3 790 546 -244 -30.9 -42.6
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 126 162 36 28.3 1,735 624 -1,111 -64.0 -46.9
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 19 4 -14 -76.6 136 91 -45 -32.9 -68.0
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 204 173 -32 -15.5 1,431 1,011 -420 -29.3 -39.1
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 1,994 1,987 -7 -0.4 13,827 10,971 -2,855 -20.6 -32.5
Inorganic chemicals 376 318 -59 -15.6 2,120 1,953 -168 -7.9 -32.6
Organic chemicals 365 378 13 3.6 2,891 1,876 -1,016 -35.1 -34.3
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 243 296 53 22.1 2,301 1,932 -369 -16.0 -43.8
Synthetic rubber and plastics 782 776 -6 -0.8 5,151 4,039 -1,113 -21.6 -27.8
Other chemical products 228 219 -9 -3.9 1,363 1,172 -191 -14.0 -25.9
Metals and alloys 2,074 1,789 -285 -13.7 17,218 10,827 -6,391 -37.1 -48.8
Primary iron and steel 48 21 -26 -55.0 493 133 -360 -73.1 -80.1
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 196 169 -28 -14.2 1,960 1,224 -736 -37.6 -62.9
Other iron and steel and alloys 197 183 -13 -6.7 1,567 1,032 -535 -34.1 -43.5
Aluminum including alloys 428 413 -14 -3.3 3,749 2,438 -1,311 -35.0 -49.2
Copper and alloys 174 135 -39 -22.5 2,062 898 -1,164 -56.4 -68.0
Nickel and alloys 171 159 -12 -6.9 1,787 908 -880 -49.2 -46.5
Precious metals and alloys 706 548 -158 -22.4 4,248 3,448 -800 -18.8 -33.8
Zinc and alloys 74 79 5 6.8 695 393 -301 -43.4 -35.7
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 80 81 1 1.1 657 354 -304 -46.2 -34.2
Other industrial goods and materials 1,348 1,284 -64 -4.7 8,679 6,950 -1,730 -19.9 -33.4
Asbestos unmanufactured 5 5 0 0.1 26 25 -1 -4.0 -20.9
Other crude animal products 66 64 -3 -4.1 382 314 -68 -17.9 -10.8
Other crude non-metallic minerals 245 265 20 8.0 2,119 1,394 -725 -34.2 -57.0
Other crude materials, inedible 55 51 -4 -6.4 231 241 10 4.2 12.7
Metal fabricated basic products 351 339 -12 -3.3 2,236 1,826 -409 -18.3 -23.1
Textile fabricated materials 175 167 -8 -4.7 1,014 887 -127 -12.5 -19.7
Non-metallic mineral basic products 161 158 -3 -1.7 979 847 -132 -13.5 -18.0
Other fabricated materials 289 234 -55 -18.9 1,693 1,416 -277 -16.4 -32.1
Machinery and equipment 7,002 6,721 -281 -4.0 37,407 36,684 -723 -1.9 -13.4
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,704 1,622 -81 -4.8 9,236 8,936 -300 -3.2 -15.3
Industrial machinery 1,527 1,452 -75 -4.9 8,425 8,016 -408 -4.8 -16.7
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 177 170 -6 -3.5 811 920 109 13.4 -1.7
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,546 1,546 -0 -0.0 8,474 8,397 -77 -0.9 -11.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,226 1,223 -3 -0.2 6,342 6,702 360 5.7 -6.8
Other transportation equipment 320 323 2 0.7 2,132 1,695 -437 -20.5 -25.5
Other machinery and equipment 3,752 3,553 -199 -5.3 19,697 19,351 -346 -1.8 -13.2
Television, telecommunication equipment 780 750 -30 -3.9 3,871 4,097 226 5.8 -9.0
Office machines and equipment 438 420 -18 -4.1 2,465 2,226 -239 -9.7 -17.3
Other equipment and tools 1,654 1,602 -51 -3.1 9,270 8,621 -650 -7.0 -15.2
Other end products, inedible 880 780 -100 -11.4 4,091 4,407 317 7.7 -10.7
Automotive products 3,436 3,009 -427 -12.4 25,867 16,061 -9,806 -37.9 -38.0
Passenger autos and chassis 1,815 1,678 -137 -7.6 14,106 8,021 -6,086 -43.1 -37.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 496 332 -164 -33.0 3,020 2,442 -578 -19.1 -38.4
Motor vehicle parts 1,125 1,000 -126 -11.2 8,741 5,599 -3,142 -35.9 -38.4
Other consumer goods 1,569 1,567 -2 -0.1 7,092 8,041 949 13.4 6.2
Special transactions trade 539 517 -22 -4.1 3,173 2,831 -342 -10.8 -23.7
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 454 391 -63 -13.9 2,300 2,167 -133 -5.8 -26.2