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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
  June  2009 July  2009 Change Year to date Year to date change July  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 29,330 30,305 975 3.3 288,760 215,007 -73,753 -25.5 -31.7
Agricultural and fishing products 3,256 3,154 -102 -3.1 23,366 23,370 3 0.0 -5.0
Wheat 561 512 -49 -8.7 4,179 3,910 -269 -6.4 -6.1
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,695 2,642 -53 -2.0 19,188 19,460 272 1.4 -4.7
Live animals 146 146 -1 -0.5 1,426 1,131 -295 -20.7 -21.2
Fish and fish preparations 340 323 -17 -5.0 2,437 2,418 -19 -0.8 -12.1
Barley 38 19 -19 -50.0 509 295 -214 -42.1 10.9
Wheat flour 7 7 0 5.6 62 48 -14 -22.8 -31.2
Other cereals unmilled 75 57 -18 -23.5 574 399 -175 -30.5 -50.8
Other cereal preparations 248 256 8 3.4 1,590 1,766 176 11.1 6.4
Meat and meat preparations 358 360 2 0.7 2,496 2,653 158 6.3 -14.0
Alcoholic beverages 62 61 -1 -1.7 480 444 -36 -7.4 -15.4
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 960 930 -29 -3.1 6,159 6,790 631 10.2 3.1
Rapeseed 261 282 21 8.1 2,184 2,100 -84 -3.8 11.1
Other crude vegetable products 201 200 -1 -0.5 1,272 1,415 144 11.3 5.9
Energy products 6,579 6,366 -213 -3.2 77,853 44,236 -33,618 -43.2 -49.7
Crude petroleum 3,874 3,530 -343 -8.9 38,164 22,154 -16,011 -42.0 -40.1
Natural gas 924 1,068 144 15.6 20,807 9,373 -11,434 -55.0 -70.7
Other energy products 1,781 1,768 -14 -0.8 18,882 12,709 -6,173 -32.7 -43.2
Coal and other bituminous substances 347 387 40 11.5 2,625 2,684 59 2.2 -24.9
Petroleum and coal products 1,241 1,253 12 1.0 13,851 8,584 -5,267 -38.0 -44.2
Electricity 194 128 -66 -33.9 2,406 1,442 -965 -40.1 -63.5
Forestry products 1,559 1,591 33 2.1 14,880 11,647 -3,233 -21.7 -27.2
Lumber and sawmill products 533 558 24 4.6 5,353 3,881 -1,471 -27.5 -27.7
Other crude wood products 41 45 3 8.4 360 301 -58 -16.2 -9.3
Lumber 300 318 18 5.9 3,114 2,183 -931 -29.9 -29.4
Other wood fabricated materials 191 195 3 1.7 1,879 1,397 -482 -25.7 -28.3
Wood pulp and other wood products 340 364 24 7.0 3,926 2,637 -1,289 -32.8 -34.4
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 685 670 -16 -2.3 5,601 5,128 -472 -8.4 -22.2
Newsprint paper 355 336 -18 -5.1 2,949 2,720 -230 -7.8 -27.4
Other paper and paperboard 331 333 3 0.8 2,651 2,408 -243 -9.2 -16.1
Industrial goods and materials 6,261 6,447 187 3.0 65,643 45,724 -19,919 -30.3 -37.8
Metal ores 674 824 150 22.2 9,006 5,698 -3,308 -36.7 -52.9
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 312 323 11 3.5 2,718 2,550 -168 -6.2 -27.9
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 132 178 46 34.7 1,332 854 -478 -35.9 -37.6
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 67 123 56 82.8 2,675 822 -1,853 -69.3 -81.4
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 11 27 17 156.1 201 136 -65 -32.2 31.9
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 153 174 21 13.7 2,080 1,336 -745 -35.8 -47.9
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 1,978 2,060 82 4.2 20,164 14,981 -5,183 -25.7 -36.4
Inorganic chemicals 283 254 -29 -10.2 3,131 2,466 -665 -21.3 -48.5
Organic chemicals 397 403 6 1.5 4,172 2,683 -1,489 -35.7 -35.7
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 326 420 94 28.9 3,557 2,674 -883 -24.8 -39.7
Synthetic rubber and plastics 750 761 11 1.4 7,351 5,541 -1,810 -24.6 -32.1
Other chemical products 222 222 0 0.0 1,953 1,618 -335 -17.2 -26.4
Metals and alloys 2,358 2,245 -113 -4.8 24,350 15,479 -8,871 -36.4 -38.3
Primary iron and steel 65 2 -63 -97.0 798 206 -593 -74.2 -98.9
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 176 231 54 30.7 2,964 1,631 -1,333 -45.0 -55.7
Other iron and steel and alloys 183 201 18 9.8 2,284 1,426 -858 -37.5 -41.6
Aluminum including alloys 415 481 66 15.9 5,376 3,333 -2,043 -38.0 -42.6
Copper and alloys 142 153 10 7.3 2,842 1,197 -1,645 -57.9 -63.6
Nickel and alloys 141 179 38 27.1 2,425 1,223 -1,202 -49.6 -39.3
Precious metals and alloys 1,085 829 -256 -23.6 5,798 5,399 -399 -6.9 5.4
Zinc and alloys 75 95 20 26.4 934 563 -371 -39.7 -17.4
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 74 74 0 0.2 929 501 -428 -46.1 -43.9
Other industrial goods and materials 1,251 1,318 68 5.4 12,123 9,565 -2,558 -21.1 -24.2
Asbestos unmanufactured 5 7 3 55.0 37 39 2 5.7 25.1
Other crude animal products 54 51 -3 -6.0 523 413 -110 -21.0 -25.0
Other crude non-metallic minerals 229 245 16 7.2 2,929 1,861 -1,068 -36.5 -36.2
Other crude materials, inedible 47 62 14 30.1 336 362 25 7.5 18.8
Metal fabricated basic products 314 347 34 10.7 3,168 2,491 -677 -21.4 -27.4
Textile fabricated materials 164 169 5 2.8 1,421 1,224 -197 -13.8 -18.2
Non-metallic mineral basic products 160 161 1 0.6 1,384 1,170 -214 -15.5 -21.8
Other fabricated materials 278 276 -1 -0.5 2,325 2,006 -319 -13.7 -18.5
Machinery and equipment 6,354 7,073 719 11.3 52,447 49,935 -2,512 -4.8 -8.6
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,511 1,562 51 3.4 13,106 11,947 -1,159 -8.8 -22.0
Industrial machinery 1,342 1,386 44 3.3 11,934 10,681 -1,253 -10.5 -23.6
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 169 176 7 4.2 1,171 1,266 94 8.1 -5.8
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,571 1,914 343 21.9 11,505 11,906 401 3.5 23.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,248 1,592 344 27.6 8,554 9,570 1,015 11.9 37.8
Other transportation equipment 323 322 -0 -0.2 2,951 2,337 -614 -20.8 -18.9
Other machinery and equipment 3,272 3,597 325 9.9 27,836 26,081 -1,755 -6.3 -14.0
Television, telecommunication equipment 661 822 161 24.4 5,507 5,567 60 1.1 -2.4
Office machines and equipment 350 419 69 19.7 3,489 2,994 -494 -14.2 -20.3
Other equipment and tools 1,546 1,592 46 3.0 13,190 11,717 -1,474 -11.2 -19.9
Other end products, inedible 715 763 48 6.8 5,650 5,804 153 2.7 -7.9
Automotive products 2,927 3,244 317 10.8 36,501 22,292 -14,209 -38.9 -39.5
Passenger autos and chassis 1,818 1,900 82 4.5 20,141 11,829 -8,312 -41.3 -37.4
Trucks and other motor vehicles 225 286 61 27.4 4,316 2,902 -1,414 -32.8 -57.2
Motor vehicle parts 884 1,058 174 19.6 12,044 7,561 -4,483 -37.2 -36.1
Other consumer goods 1,501 1,509 8 0.5 10,333 10,998 665 6.4 -6.5
Special transactions trade 507 510 3 0.6 4,533 3,851 -682 -15.0 -26.2
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 386 410 24 6.2 3,203 2,955 -249 -7.8 -10.1