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Table 1-3
Merchandise trade of Canada, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Price indices (Laspeyres)

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Price indices (Laspeyres)
  2002=100 Period to period change
Exports Imports Terms of trade Exports Imports Terms of trade
  millions of dollars percent
2005 104.6 92.2 113.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 105.1 92.7 113.3 0.4 0.5 -0.1
2007 107.2 91.6 117.0 2.0 -1.2 3.2
2008 116.3 97.6 119.1 8.5 6.6 1.9
2007  
First quarter 109.5 95.2 115.0 3.1 1.9 1.2
Second quarter 112.0 92.9 120.5 2.3 -2.4 4.7
Third quarter 105.0 90.1 116.5 -6.2 -3.0 -3.2
Fourth quarter 105.6 88.0 119.9 0.5 -2.3 2.9
2008  
First quarter 111.3 90.4 123.1 5.4 2.7 2.7
Second quarter 118.5 95.2 124.5 6.4 5.2 1.2
Third quarter 121.8 101.1 120.6 2.8 6.2 -3.4
Fourth quarter 114.0 103.9 109.7 -6.4 2.8 -9.2
2009  
First quarter 109.3 101.3 107.9 -4.1 -2.5 -1.7
Second quarter 105.3 97.8 107.7 -3.6 -3.5 -0.1
Third quarter 102.7 94.9 108.2 -2.5 -2.9 0.5
2008  
January 109.7 89.9 122.0 2.3 1.9 0.4
February 110.0 90.0 122.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
March 113.2 91.3 124.0 2.9 1.4 1.5
April 116.3 93.4 124.6 2.7 2.2 0.5
May 118.5 94.5 125.4 1.9 1.2 0.7
June 120.9 97.7 123.7 2.0 3.4 -1.3
July 123.8 99.5 124.4 2.4 1.8 0.6
August 121.6 101.8 119.4 -1.8 2.3 -4.1
September 120.0 101.9 117.8 -1.3 0.1 -1.4
October 121.6 104.8 116.1 1.3 2.8 -1.5
November 116.6 104.2 111.9 -4.1 -0.5 -3.6
December 111.5 102.7 108.5 -4.4 -1.4 -3.0
2009  
January 109.3 100.4 108.9 -1.9 -2.3 0.4
February 109.5 101.2 108.1 0.1 0.9 -0.8
March 109.5 102.5 106.8 0.0 1.2 -1.2
April 106.8 100.7 106.0 -2.4 -1.7 -0.7
May 104.7 96.9 108.0 -2.0 -3.8 1.8
June 104.5 95.8 109.1 -0.2 -1.2 1.0
July 103.8 95.9 108.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.8
August 103.1 94.5 109.1 -0.7 -1.5 0.8
September 103.0 94.3 109.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.1
October 103.4 92.6 111.7 0.4 -1.8 2.3
Note(s):
Due to rounding, monthly data may not add up to quarterly data and quarterly data may not add up to annual data.