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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
  May  2009 June  2009 Change Year to date Year to date change June  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 28,616 29,285 670 2.3 244,380 184,713 -59,667 -24.4 -32.7
Agricultural and fishing products 3,241 3,264 23 0.7 20,048 20,258 210 1.0 -5.5
Wheat 531 567 36 6.9 3,633 3,410 -223 -6.1 1.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,710 2,696 -14 -0.5 16,415 16,847 433 2.6 -6.7
Live animals 137 147 10 7.2 1,241 986 -255 -20.5 -35.0
Fish and fish preparations 345 344 -1 -0.4 2,069 2,104 35 1.7 -9.7
Barley 35 38 3 8.0 492 276 -216 -43.9 -38.2
Wheat flour 6 7 0 6.8 51 40 -11 -21.0 -31.4
Other cereals unmilled 49 77 28 56.7 457 344 -114 -24.8 -37.0
Other cereal preparations 250 248 -1 -0.6 1,350 1,510 161 11.9 10.9
Meat and meat preparations 362 359 -3 -0.7 2,077 2,292 215 10.3 -4.3
Alcoholic beverages 65 63 -2 -3.8 407 383 -24 -5.9 -6.8
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 954 968 14 1.5 5,257 5,881 624 11.9 6.5
Rapeseed 313 245 -68 -21.7 1,930 1,812 -118 -6.1 -23.5
Other crude vegetable products 193 201 8 3.9 1,083 1,219 136 12.6 2.9
Energy products 5,628 6,414 787 14.0 65,205 37,754 -27,452 -42.1 -50.6
Crude petroleum 3,070 3,755 686 22.3 32,268 18,564 -13,704 -42.5 -43.0
Natural gas 927 916 -11 -1.2 17,167 8,319 -8,847 -51.5 -69.8
Other energy products 1,631 1,743 113 6.9 15,770 10,871 -4,900 -31.1 -48.1
Coal and other bituminous substances 328 350 22 6.7 2,110 2,296 186 8.8 -42.7
Petroleum and coal products 1,125 1,227 102 9.1 11,605 7,282 -4,323 -37.3 -46.4
Electricity 178 166 -12 -6.5 2,056 1,293 -763 -37.1 -63.9
Forestry products 1,573 1,567 -6 -0.4 12,692 10,054 -2,638 -20.8 -26.6
Lumber and sawmill products 518 534 15 2.9 4,581 3,315 -1,266 -27.6 -32.1
Other crude wood products 33 41 9 25.9 310 256 -55 -17.6 -18.0
Lumber 291 300 9 3.1 2,664 1,859 -804 -30.2 -34.8
Other wood fabricated materials 194 192 -3 -1.3 1,607 1,200 -407 -25.3 -30.3
Wood pulp and other wood products 355 341 -14 -3.9 3,371 2,268 -1,103 -32.7 -36.3
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 700 693 -8 -1.1 4,740 4,470 -269 -5.7 -14.8
Newsprint paper 370 362 -8 -2.2 2,486 2,398 -88 -3.5 -16.3
Other paper and paperboard 330 331 1 0.2 2,254 2,073 -181 -8.0 -13.2
Industrial goods and materials 5,936 6,297 361 6.1 55,281 39,485 -15,796 -28.6 -34.6
Metal ores 842 675 -167 -19.9 7,258 4,856 -2,402 -33.1 -49.5
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 387 318 -69 -17.9 2,270 2,232 -38 -1.7 -27.9
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 104 121 17 16.8 1,047 666 -381 -36.4 -52.9
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 165 70 -94 -57.2 2,013 690 -1,324 -65.7 -74.7
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 13 11 -2 -15.9 181 110 -71 -39.2 -76.2
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 174 155 -19 -10.9 1,747 1,159 -588 -33.6 -51.0
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 1,991 2,001 10 0.5 16,926 13,123 -3,803 -22.5 -35.4
Inorganic chemicals 316 294 -22 -7.0 2,638 2,232 -406 -15.4 -43.2
Organic chemicals 387 399 13 3.3 3,546 2,333 -1,213 -34.2 -39.0
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 296 330 34 11.5 2,860 2,316 -544 -19.0 -41.1
Synthetic rubber and plastics 775 753 -21 -2.8 6,231 4,845 -1,386 -22.2 -30.2
Other chemical products 218 225 6 2.9 1,651 1,396 -255 -15.4 -22.1
Metals and alloys 1,794 2,357 563 31.4 20,713 13,276 -7,437 -35.9 -32.6
Primary iron and steel 25 64 39 155.7 613 202 -411 -67.0 -46.4
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 175 184 9 5.2 2,444 1,435 -1,009 -41.3 -62.0
Other iron and steel and alloys 182 180 -2 -1.3 1,939 1,210 -729 -37.6 -51.6
Aluminum including alloys 412 411 -1 -0.2 4,538 2,896 -1,641 -36.2 -47.8
Copper and alloys 137 142 5 3.5 2,422 1,037 -1,385 -57.2 -60.6
Nickel and alloys 157 140 -17 -10.6 2,131 1,044 -1,087 -51.0 -59.1
Precious metals and alloys 548 1,085 537 98.1 5,012 4,557 -455 -9.1 42.0
Zinc and alloys 79 75 -4 -4.7 819 468 -351 -42.9 -39.8
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 80 76 -4 -4.8 796 427 -369 -46.3 -45.4
Other industrial goods and materials 1,309 1,264 -44 -3.4 10,384 8,230 -2,154 -20.7 -25.8
Asbestos unmanufactured 6 4 -1 -20.5 31 32 0 0.8 -24.6
Other crude animal products 62 55 -7 -11.0 454 366 -89 -19.5 -23.5
Other crude non-metallic minerals 260 229 -30 -11.6 2,545 1,615 -929 -36.5 -46.1
Other crude materials, inedible 52 57 5 9.3 284 299 14 5.0 7.4
Metal fabricated basic products 334 314 -20 -6.0 2,690 2,128 -561 -20.9 -30.8
Textile fabricated materials 167 165 -2 -1.0 1,214 1,052 -162 -13.4 -17.6
Non-metallic mineral basic products 158 160 2 1.0 1,179 1,006 -172 -14.6 -20.2
Other fabricated materials 270 279 9 3.3 1,986 1,732 -254 -12.8 -4.7
Machinery and equipment 6,699 6,423 -277 -4.1 44,709 42,994 -1,715 -3.8 -12.0
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,612 1,575 -38 -2.3 11,104 10,473 -631 -5.7 -15.7
Industrial machinery 1,444 1,406 -38 -2.6 10,120 9,386 -734 -7.2 -17.1
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 169 169 0 0.2 985 1,087 102 10.4 -2.6
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,544 1,559 15 1.0 9,952 9,957 4 0.0 5.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,223 1,233 10 0.8 7,399 7,939 539 7.3 16.6
Other transportation equipment 321 326 5 1.7 2,553 2,018 -535 -21.0 -22.5
Other machinery and equipment 3,543 3,288 -254 -7.2 23,653 22,564 -1,088 -4.6 -16.9
Television, telecommunication equipment 748 658 -90 -12.0 4,664 4,733 68 1.5 -17.0
Office machines and equipment 410 352 -58 -14.0 2,963 2,559 -404 -13.6 -29.3
Other equipment and tools 1,599 1,592 -7 -0.4 11,203 10,207 -995 -8.9 -17.6
Other end products, inedible 785 685 -100 -12.7 4,822 5,065 243 5.0 -6.3
Automotive products 3,087 2,915 -171 -5.6 31,139 19,151 -11,987 -38.5 -44.7
Passenger autos and chassis 1,724 1,779 55 3.2 17,104 10,102 -7,001 -40.9 -40.6
Trucks and other motor vehicles 366 237 -129 -35.3 3,647 2,579 -1,068 -29.3 -62.2
Motor vehicle parts 997 899 -97 -9.7 10,388 6,470 -3,918 -37.7 -45.4
Other consumer goods 1,547 1,509 -38 -2.5 8,718 9,499 780 8.9 -7.2
Special transactions trade 517 506 -11 -2.2 3,841 3,335 -507 -13.2 -24.3
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 387 389 3 0.7 2,747 2,185 -562 -20.5 -12.8