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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
  September  2009 October  2009 Change Year to date Year to date change October  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 28,980 29,740 760 2.6 351,243 286,552 -64,691 -18.4 -11.1
Agricultural and fishing products 2,773 2,888 115 4.2 30,630 30,279 -351 -1.1 -5.5
Wheat 368 361 -7 -1.9 3,381 4,286 905 26.8 -0.6
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,405 2,527 122 5.1 27,249 25,993 -1,256 -4.6 -6.2
Live animals 128 121 -7 -5.9 2,276 1,609 -667 -29.3 -35.9
Fish and fish preparations 368 375 7 1.9 4,053 3,870 -183 -4.5 -3.5
Barley 25 29 4 14.8 407 309 -98 -24.0 15.8
Wheat flour 8 8 -0 -2.4 71 65 -7 -9.3 7.3
Other cereals unmilled 32 35 3 9.7 639 457 -183 -28.6 -28.7
Other cereal preparations 208 212 4 2.2 2,141 2,046 -95 -4.4 1.2
Meat and meat preparations 418 428 9 2.3 4,252 4,125 -127 -3.0 -1.5
Alcoholic beverages 107 110 2 2.2 1,139 1,063 -75 -6.6 -6.1
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 804 822 19 2.3 8,653 8,292 -361 -4.2 -4.8
Rapeseed 169 243 74 43.7 2,143 2,599 455 21.2 6.1
Other crude vegetable products 138 145 8 5.5 1,474 1,558 84 5.7 -20.6
Energy products 4,567 4,650 83 1.8 46,054 44,730 -1,324 -2.9 1.1
Crude petroleum 2,044 2,049 4 0.2 19,523 19,652 129 0.7 4.2
Natural gas 1,425 1,373 -51 -3.6 14,620 13,460 -1,160 -7.9 -3.3
Other energy products 1,098 1,228 130 11.9 11,911 11,617 -293 -2.5 1.1
Coal and other bituminous substances 138 128 -9 -6.7 1,587 1,128 -459 -28.9 -21.7
Petroleum and coal products 680 762 82 12.1 7,948 7,988 40 0.5 -10.7
Electricity 281 338 57 20.4 2,376 2,502 126 5.3 71.1
Forestry products 2,007 2,052 46 2.3 25,447 20,197 -5,250 -20.6 -15.5
Lumber and sawmill products 781 802 21 2.7 9,833 7,745 -2,088 -21.2 -14.6
Other crude wood products 52 61 9 17.0 694 586 -108 -15.6 -14.1
Lumber 506 520 14 2.9 6,190 4,909 -1,281 -20.7 -13.9
Other wood fabricated materials 223 221 -2 -1.0 2,948 2,250 -699 -23.7 -16.4
Wood pulp and other wood products 515 507 -7 -1.4 6,480 5,294 -1,186 -18.3 -12.5
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 711 743 32 4.5 9,134 7,158 -1,976 -21.6 -18.4
Newsprint paper 341 369 28 8.2 4,765 3,605 -1,160 -24.3 -23.5
Other paper and paperboard 370 373 4 1.0 4,369 3,553 -816 -18.7 -12.6
Industrial goods and materials 4,819 5,135 316 6.6 63,568 49,781 -13,787 -21.7 -17.6
Metal ores 446 525 79 17.8 6,136 4,651 -1,485 -24.2 -20.2
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 173 218 45 25.8 1,915 1,566 -349 -18.2 48.0
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 49 87 37 74.9 677 641 -35 -5.2 -22.4
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 77 48 -29 -37.3 1,582 782 -801 -50.6 -64.1
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 14 9 -5 -36.4 182 141 -41 -22.5 -60.9
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 132 163 31 23.7 1,780 1,521 -259 -14.6 -32.5
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 1,587 1,592 5 0.3 20,909 16,363 -4,545 -21.7 -22.5
Inorganic chemicals 175 173 -2 -1.4 2,218 1,790 -429 -19.3 -20.5
Organic chemicals 268 245 -24 -8.8 3,140 3,090 -50 -1.6 -21.6
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 132 137 5 4.1 2,710 1,328 -1,382 -51.0 -51.3
Synthetic rubber and plastics 734 743 9 1.2 9,426 7,411 -2,015 -21.4 -15.1
Other chemical products 277 294 17 6.1 3,415 2,745 -670 -19.6 -19.6
Metals and alloys 1,693 1,886 194 11.4 21,255 16,436 -4,819 -22.7 -7.1
Primary iron and steel 50 67 17 35.2 648 273 -376 -57.9 30.7
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 215 215 -1 -0.2 3,221 1,897 -1,325 -41.1 -26.4
Other iron and steel and alloys 157 171 13 8.3 2,425 1,679 -746 -30.8 -18.5
Aluminum including alloys 599 622 23 3.9 6,805 5,785 -1,020 -15.0 -15.9
Copper and alloys 72 70 -2 -2.4 1,254 863 -390 -31.1 -29.7
Nickel and alloys 72 96 24 32.7 1,404 1,166 -239 -17.0 -29.0
Precious metals and alloys 416 548 132 31.9 4,317 3,674 -643 -14.9 38.0
Zinc and alloys 73 64 -9 -12.4 736 691 -46 -6.2 4.1
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 38 33 -5 -13.4 444 409 -35 -7.8 -26.0
Other industrial goods and materials 1,094 1,132 39 3.5 15,268 12,331 -2,938 -19.2 -24.0
Asbestos unmanufactured 7 7 0 6.6 64 61 -3 -4.8 24.1
Other crude animal products 66 65 -1 -2.2 761 745 -15 -2.0 -3.2
Other crude non-metallic minerals 169 208 38 22.6 3,960 2,895 -1,065 -26.9 -45.6
Other crude materials, inedible 47 46 -1 -1.4 487 499 12 2.5 -1.6
Metal fabricated basic products 264 259 -4 -1.6 3,706 2,722 -984 -26.5 -31.1
Textile fabricated materials 180 183 4 2.0 2,141 1,701 -440 -20.5 -4.9
Non-metallic mineral basic products 127 127 1 0.4 1,709 1,326 -383 -22.4 -24.2
Other fabricated materials 234 237 2 1.1 2,441 2,380 -60 -2.5 -6.0
Machinery and equipment 6,987 6,891 -97 -1.4 87,247 73,259 -13,988 -16.0 -21.2
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,401 1,327 -74 -5.3 18,637 14,947 -3,690 -19.8 -34.4
Industrial machinery 1,256 1,197 -59 -4.7 16,867 13,398 -3,469 -20.6 -34.7
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 145 130 -15 -10.5 1,770 1,549 -221 -12.5 -31.0
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,946 1,969 23 1.2 20,985 19,294 -1,691 -8.1 4.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,558 1,646 88 5.7 16,681 15,952 -730 -4.4 9.8
Other transportation equipment 388 324 -65 -16.7 4,304 3,343 -961 -22.3 -16.1
Other machinery and equipment 3,640 3,595 -46 -1.3 47,625 39,018 -8,607 -18.1 -25.6
Television, telecommunication equipment 775 841 66 8.6 10,041 8,863 -1,178 -11.7 -13.7
Office machines and equipment 846 837 -9 -1.1 11,564 8,840 -2,725 -23.6 -26.1
Other equipment and tools 1,360 1,311 -49 -3.6 18,464 14,709 -3,755 -20.3 -31.9
Other end products, inedible 659 605 -54 -8.2 7,556 6,606 -950 -12.6 -24.3
Automotive products 5,264 5,414 150 2.9 69,043 42,563 -26,480 -38.4 -5.1
Passenger autos and chassis 3,663 3,887 224 6.1 42,674 26,615 -16,059 -37.6 12.4
Trucks and other motor vehicles 263 225 -38 -14.4 7,879 3,961 -3,918 -49.7 -60.7
Motor vehicle parts 1,338 1,302 -35 -2.6 18,490 11,987 -6,503 -35.2 -22.1
Other consumer goods 1,324 1,363 39 2.9 14,762 14,558 -204 -1.4 -16.1
Special transactions trade 503 495 -8 -1.6 5,563 5,001 -562 -10.1 -17.4
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 737 853 115 15.7 8,928 6,184 -2,745 -30.7 75.6