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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  2010 May  2010 Change Year to date May 2010/  May 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 32,776 34,482 1,706 5.2 154,425 166,868 12,444 8.1 21.3
Agricultural and fishing products 2,848 3,020 172 6.0 16,698 14,843 -1,855 -11.1 -4.8
Wheat 329 385 55 16.8 2,774 1,822 -952 -34.3 -25.7
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,518 2,635 117 4.6 13,924 13,021 -904 -6.5 -0.7
Live animals 160 175 15 9.5 823 748 -75 -9.1 26.3
Fish and fish preparations 331 342 10 3.1 1,712 1,690 -22 -1.3 1.8
Barley 40 14 -26 -64.9 238 120 -117 -49.4 -59.4
Wheat flour 6 7 1 16.9 34 33 -1 -2.0 6.8
Other cereals unmilled 18 31 12 66.1 244 177 -67 -27.5 -29.3
Other cereal preparations 222 233 11 5.2 1,266 1,134 -131 -10.4 -5.8
Meat and meat preparations 372 434 62 16.7 1,933 1,929 -4 -0.2 20.4
Alcoholic beverages 64 65 0 0.6 318 316 -2 -0.7 -1.1
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 874 918 43 5.0 4,795 4,597 -198 -4.1 -0.8
Rapeseed 265 250 -15 -5.7 1,575 1,311 -264 -16.8 -19.8
Other crude vegetable products 166 168 2 1.1 987 965 -22 -2.2 -9.1
Energy products 7,530 7,651 121 1.6 30,782 39,884 9,102 29.6 38.4
Crude petroleum 4,398 4,026 -372 -8.5 14,484 22,337 7,853 54.2 37.5
Natural gas 1,092 1,325 233 21.3 7,453 7,198 -255 -3.4 35.6
Other energy products 2,040 2,301 261 12.8 8,846 10,350 1,504 17.0 41.7
Coal and other bituminous substances 421 488 67 15.8 1,940 1,862 -78 -4.0 41.6
Petroleum and coal products 1,457 1,652 195 13.4 5,839 7,506 1,667 28.5 48.6
Electricity 162 161 -1 -0.7 1,067 983 -85 -7.9 -4.4
Forestry products 1,800 1,888 88 4.9 8,479 8,845 365 4.3 20.1
Lumber and sawmill products 688 713 25 3.6 2,779 3,336 558 20.1 37.8
Other crude wood products 54 60 6 10.9 211 271 60 28.4 88.1
Lumber 410 422 12 3.0 1,557 2,001 444 28.5 45.2
Other wood fabricated materials 224 231 7 3.0 1,010 1,065 54 5.4 18.5
Wood pulp and other wood products 507 541 33 6.6 1,946 2,451 505 25.9 51.0
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 604 634 30 4.9 3,754 3,057 -697 -18.6 -9.0
Newsprint paper 294 320 25 8.6 2,023 1,505 -519 -25.6 -12.3
Other paper and paperboard 310 314 4 1.5 1,731 1,552 -179 -10.3 -5.3
Industrial goods and materials 8,015 8,109 94 1.2 32,786 39,659 6,874 21.0 35.4
Metal ores 1,054 1,130 76 7.2 4,342 4,858 517 11.9 25.4
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 333 334 1 0.2 1,928 1,737 -191 -9.9 -11.9
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 181 261 80 44.3 543 944 400 73.7 153.2
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 302 321 19 6.3 773 1,131 358 46.3 52.7
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 12 31 19 160.4 99 107 8 8.4 153.7
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 227 184 -43 -19.0 1,000 940 -59 -5.9 -6.6
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 2,421 2,512 91 3.8 10,859 12,348 1,489 13.7 27.7
Inorganic chemicals 354 341 -13 -3.7 1,919 1,723 -196 -10.2 11.9
Organic chemicals 511 596 85 16.7 1,895 2,654 758 40.0 55.4
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 467 451 -17 -3.6 1,887 2,593 706 37.4 53.9
Synthetic rubber and plastics 845 873 28 3.4 3,994 4,148 154 3.9 13.8
Other chemical products 244 252 7 3.0 1,164 1,230 66 5.7 15.0
Metals and alloys 3,026 3,026 0 0.0 10,737 15,368 4,631 43.1 65.0
Primary iron and steel 112 120 8 7.2 113 522 408 359.8 435.7
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 297 305 9 3.0 1,216 1,446 230 18.9 77.0
Other iron and steel and alloys 232 225 -7 -3.1 1,020 1,159 139 13.6 24.3
Aluminum including alloys 631 639 8 1.3 2,390 3,163 773 32.3 61.4
Copper and alloys 271 224 -46 -17.1 901 1,387 486 54.0 61.4
Nickel and alloys 146 151 5 3.4 886 694 -191 -21.6 -1.0
Precious metals and alloys 1,119 1,163 44 3.9 3,474 5,904 2,430 70.0 89.8
Zinc and alloys 131 111 -20 -15.2 392 644 252 64.2 36.2
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 88 87 0 -0.2 345 450 104 30.2 14.9
Other industrial goods and materials 1,514 1,441 -73 -4.8 6,848 7,084 236 3.4 12.1
Asbestos unmanufactured 5 5 0 0.9 28 26 -1 -5.3 -4.8
Other crude animal products 146 62 -84 -57.7 304 373 69 22.8 1.4
Other crude non-metallic minerals 357 331 -27 -7.4 1,338 1,626 288 21.5 35.8
Other crude materials, inedible 50 60 10 20.6 232 276 44 19.2 22.2
Metal fabricated basic products 338 358 19 5.7 1,807 1,710 -97 -5.4 6.1
Textile fabricated materials 175 178 3 1.8 883 882 -1 -0.1 6.3
Non-metallic mineral basic products 147 156 9 6.2 845 763 -82 -9.7 -2.2
Other fabricated materials 294 291 -4 -1.3 1,412 1,427 15 1.1 11.1
Machinery and equipment 5,990 6,265 275 4.6 36,614 29,784 -6,830 -18.7 -6.0
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,404 1,534 131 9.3 8,920 7,105 -1,815 -20.3 -5.4
Industrial machinery 1,252 1,368 116 9.3 7,982 6,351 -1,631 -20.4 -5.4
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 152 166 14 9.5 938 754 -184 -19.6 -4.8
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,441 1,379 -62 -4.3 8,558 6,853 -1,705 -19.9 -10.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,133 1,076 -57 -5.1 6,835 5,374 -1,461 -21.4 -11.6
Other transportation equipment 308 303 -5 -1.5 1,723 1,479 -245 -14.2 -5.2
Other machinery and equipment 3,145 3,351 206 6.5 19,136 15,826 -3,309 -17.3 -4.4
Television, telecommunication equipment 587 567 -21 -3.5 3,985 2,986 -999 -25.1 -21.7
Office machines and equipment 338 335 -3 -0.9 2,201 1,693 -508 -23.1 -17.6
Other equipment and tools 1,481 1,524 43 2.9 8,550 7,355 -1,196 -14.0 -3.7
Other end products, inedible 739 925 186 25.2 4,399 3,792 -607 -13.8 16.8
Automotive products 4,491 5,427 936 20.8 16,065 23,093 7,028 43.7 76.8
Passenger autos and chassis 2,925 3,747 822 28.1 8,219 15,342 7,123 86.7 114.4
Trucks and other motor vehicles 206 191 -16 -7.7 2,299 892 -1,407 -61.2 -42.6
Motor vehicle parts 1,360 1,490 130 9.6 5,546 6,859 1,313 23.7 50.5
Other consumer goods 1,352 1,373 20 1.5 7,911 6,934 -977 -12.3 -9.1
Special transactions trade 300 301 1 0.4 2,848 1,594 -1,253 -44.0 -42.9
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 450 449 -2 -0.3 2,242 2,231 -11 -0.5 14.2