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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
  April  2010 May  2010 Change Year to date May 2010/   May 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 30,812 32,021 1,209 3.9 142,772 154,263 11,491 8.0 17.7
Agricultural and fishing products 3,097 3,177 80 2.6 15,404 15,783 379 2.5 6.1
Wheat 386 445 58 15.1 2,244 2,020 -223 -10.0 5.5
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,711 2,732 21 0.8 13,160 13,763 603 4.6 6.2
Live animals 176 190 14 8.2 899 863 -35 -3.9 26.1
Fish and fish preparations 439 426 -12 -2.8 1,932 2,202 270 14.0 1.7
Barley 39 12 -27 -68.9 173 119 -54 -31.5 -55.4
Wheat flour 6 7 1 16.6 30 32 2 7.8 15.5
Other cereals unmilled 24 44 20 82.2 210 226 16 7.8 8.7
Other cereal preparations 203 205 2 0.9 1,000 1,017 17 1.7 1.3
Meat and meat preparations 434 459 26 5.9 2,014 2,201 188 9.3 16.4
Alcoholic beverages 135 122 -13 -9.8 541 619 78 14.4 6.4
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 840 853 14 1.6 4,134 4,336 202 4.9 7.3
Rapeseed 257 253 -4 -1.6 1,416 1,242 -174 -12.3 -6.0
Other crude vegetable products 159 160 1 0.8 811 905 93 11.5 4.6
Energy products 4,404 4,759 355 8.1 22,183 23,377 1,195 5.4 17.3
Crude petroleum 1,922 1,871 -51 -2.6 9,929 10,087 159 1.6 7.4
Natural gas 1,264 1,559 296 23.4 6,768 7,085 317 4.7 30.4
Other energy products 1,219 1,329 110 9.0 5,486 6,205 719 13.1 18.5
Coal and other bituminous substances 168 155 -13 -7.8 445 781 336 75.7 58.2
Petroleum and coal products 826 952 126 15.2 3,970 4,269 299 7.5 26.3
Electricity 225 222 -3 -1.2 1,071 1,155 84 7.8 -17.8
Forestry products 2,208 2,168 -40 -1.8 10,047 10,883 836 8.3 9.4
Lumber and sawmill products 844 813 -31 -3.7 3,753 4,214 462 12.3 11.0
Other crude wood products 72 70 -2 -2.4 257 363 106 41.3 77.5
Lumber 546 527 -19 -3.5 2,373 2,730 357 15.1 11.8
Other wood fabricated materials 226 216 -10 -4.4 1,123 1,121 -2 -0.2 -2.7
Wood pulp and other wood products 625 621 -5 -0.7 2,725 3,005 281 10.3 15.5
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 739 735 -4 -0.6 3,569 3,663 94 2.6 3.1
Newsprint paper 375 381 6 1.6 1,845 1,855 10 0.5 4.8
Other paper and paperboard 364 354 -10 -2.8 1,725 1,809 84 4.9 1.4
Industrial goods and materials 5,580 5,487 -93 -1.7 25,263 27,419 2,155 8.5 17.1
Metal ores 493 519 25 5.1 2,482 2,412 -69 -2.8 -2.5
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 148 141 -7 -4.5 706 827 120 17.1 -8.0
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 58 93 35 60.7 284 323 39 13.8 79.5
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 124 136 12 9.8 592 524 -68 -11.5 -11.6
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 6 17 11 191.8 73 55 -18 -24.9 105.5
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 158 131 -26 -16.7 827 684 -142 -17.2 -20.0
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 1,743 1,774 31 1.8 8,182 8,838 656 8.0 11.8
Inorganic chemicals 179 179 0 0.0 925 879 -46 -5.0 14.9
Organic chemicals 286 319 33 11.7 1,640 1,522 -118 -7.2 -2.9
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 209 192 -17 -8.1 620 1,087 466 75.2 91.6
Synthetic rubber and plastics 778 774 -4 -0.5 3,683 3,849 166 4.5 3.2
Other chemical products 291 309 18 6.1 1,315 1,502 187 14.2 23.1
Metals and alloys 1,900 1,860 -40 -2.1 7,919 9,517 1,598 20.2 33.7
Primary iron and steel 75 79 3 4.4 76 366 290 383.4 362.5
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 245 244 -1 -0.4 885 1,215 330 37.3 80.9
Other iron and steel and alloys 197 182 -14 -7.3 828 981 153 18.5 10.8
Aluminum including alloys 637 657 21 3.2 2,895 3,192 297 10.3 32.8
Copper and alloys 87 70 -16 -18.9 509 452 -58 -11.3 10.1
Nickel and alloys 76 75 -1 -0.8 693 358 -335 -48.3 -42.5
Precious metals and alloys 469 450 -19 -4.0 1,485 2,412 926 62.4 65.2
Zinc and alloys 76 65 -11 -14.4 340 348 8 2.4 -4.9
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 39 37 -2 -5.1 208 194 -15 -7.0 -16.9
Other industrial goods and materials 1,443 1,334 -109 -7.5 6,681 6,651 -29 -0.4 13.4
Asbestos unmanufactured 5 6 0 5.6 29 27 -2 -8.0 -6.4
Other crude animal products 150 61 -89 -59.3 402 403 1 0.3 -29.7
Other crude non-metallic minerals 392 354 -38 -9.7 1,936 1,741 -196 -10.1 41.4
Other crude materials, inedible 47 57 10 21.7 233 258 25 10.6 4.4
Metal fabricated basic products 272 286 14 5.2 1,400 1,380 -20 -1.4 9.6
Textile fabricated materials 192 192 0 0.1 814 957 143 17.6 15.7
Non-metallic mineral basic products 123 130 7 5.7 674 637 -37 -5.5 0.3
Other fabricated materials 263 249 -14 -5.3 1,192 1,249 57 4.8 11.6
Machinery and equipment 6,829 6,817 -11 -0.2 38,377 33,294 -5,083 -13.2 -5.3
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,306 1,413 107 8.2 8,125 6,594 -1,531 -18.8 -4.3
Industrial machinery 1,168 1,263 95 8.2 7,278 5,903 -1,375 -18.9 -4.3
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 138 150 11 8.1 847 690 -157 -18.5 -4.1
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,808 1,704 -104 -5.7 9,813 8,477 -1,336 -13.6 -6.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,489 1,403 -86 -5.8 8,106 6,996 -1,110 -13.7 -6.5
Other transportation equipment 319 301 -18 -5.6 1,707 1,481 -226 -13.3 -6.7
Other machinery and equipment 3,714 3,700 -14 -0.4 20,439 18,224 -2,216 -10.8 -5.2
Television, telecommunication equipment 761 712 -49 -6.5 4,554 3,800 -754 -16.5 -16.8
Office machines and equipment 866 820 -46 -5.3 4,535 4,189 -346 -7.6 -9.0
Other equipment and tools 1,433 1,433 0 0.0 7,820 6,996 -824 -10.5 -1.7
Other end products, inedible 655 736 81 12.3 3,530 3,238 -292 -8.3 7.0
Automotive products 6,140 7,176 1,036 16.9 18,549 31,062 12,513 67.5 95.5
Passenger autos and chassis 4,377 5,318 941 21.5 10,254 22,415 12,161 118.6 136.9
Trucks and other motor vehicles 251 227 -24 -9.5 2,561 1,079 -1,482 -57.9 -39.0
Motor vehicle parts 1,512 1,630 119 7.8 5,734 7,568 1,834 32.0 55.0
Other consumer goods 1,299 1,316 17 1.3 7,585 6,639 -946 -12.5 -8.8
Special transactions trade 276 268 -8 -2.9 2,586 1,442 -1,144 -44.2 -45.4
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 979 853 -126 -12.9 2,778 4,364 1,586 57.1 27.7