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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
  July  2010 August  2010 Change Year to date August 2010/ August 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 31,059 31,963 904 2.9 227,916 248,869 20,953 9.2 14.1
Agricultural and fishing products 3,115 3,105 -9 -0.3 24,377 25,122 745 3.1 11.1
Wheat 346 366 19 5.5 3,481 3,156 -325 -9.3 1.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,768 2,740 -28 -1.0 20,896 21,966 1,071 5.1 12.6
Live animals 192 178 -14 -7.4 1,350 1,436 86 6.4 31.3
Fish and fish preparations 402 411 9 2.1 3,088 3,406 318 10.3 10.0
Barley 17 25 8 49.4 256 183 -73 -28.5 -31.7
Wheat flour 6 6 0 7.3 49 50 1 1.9 -12.2
Other cereals unmilled 37 40 3 8.4 378 352 -25 -6.7 -4.8
Other cereal preparations 208 205 -3 -1.4 1,618 1,644 27 1.7 0.0
Meat and meat preparations 438 428 -10 -2.2 3,268 3,498 229 7.0 1.5
Alcoholic beverages 105 114 9 8.4 845 944 99 11.7 20.3
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 922 921 -1 -0.1 6,572 7,050 479 7.3 16.2
Rapeseed 260 248 -12 -4.6 2,216 2,005 -211 -9.5 30.4
Other crude vegetable products 181 163 -18 -9.8 1,255 1,397 142 11.3 22.1
Energy products 4,334 4,324 -10 -0.2 35,891 36,606 715 2.0 -3.6
Crude petroleum 1,810 1,772 -38 -2.1 15,693 15,507 -186 -1.2 -1.5
Natural gas 1,439 1,364 -74 -5.2 10,934 11,456 522 4.8 -2.2
Other energy products 1,086 1,188 102 9.4 9,264 9,642 378 4.1 -8.0
Coal and other bituminous substances 155 110 -46 -29.4 873 1,221 349 40.0 -25.1
Petroleum and coal products 786 907 121 15.4 6,622 6,787 165 2.5 0.8
Electricity 145 171 26 18.1 1,769 1,634 -136 -7.7 -30.4
Forestry products 2,142 2,189 47 2.2 16,062 17,385 1,323 8.2 9.4
Lumber and sawmill products 812 805 -7 -0.9 6,110 6,691 581 9.5 1.2
Other crude wood products 64 71 7 10.8 464 566 102 21.9 5.8
Lumber 541 521 -20 -3.8 3,858 4,398 540 14.0 2.7
Other wood fabricated materials 208 214 6 3.0 1,788 1,727 -61 -3.4 -3.7
Wood pulp and other wood products 650 647 -3 -0.4 4,275 4,859 584 13.7 20.3
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 679 736 57 8.4 5,677 5,835 158 2.8 10.5
Newsprint paper 349 387 38 11.0 2,880 2,991 111 3.9 24.1
Other paper and paperboard 330 349 19 5.7 2,797 2,844 47 1.7 -1.4
Industrial goods and materials 5,465 5,540 75 1.4 39,640 43,531 3,891 9.8 20.2
Metal ores 425 478 53 12.4 3,795 3,761 -34 -0.9 13.0
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 152 106 -46 -30.2 1,168 1,227 59 5.0 -31.9
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 41 108 67 160.9 505 518 13 2.7 26.6
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 67 106 40 59.5 745 774 29 3.9 123.4
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 15 9 -7 -44.6 118 99 -19 -16.1 -41.2
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 150 149 -1 -0.6 1,259 1,142 -117 -9.3 24.2
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 1,811 1,808 -3 -0.1 13,148 14,327 1,179 9.0 8.6
Inorganic chemicals 183 198 15 8.3 1,428 1,454 26 1.8 15.3
Organic chemicals 341 325 -16 -4.8 2,625 2,480 -145 -5.5 7.5
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 189 217 28 14.6 1,059 1,709 650 61.4 28.4
Synthetic rubber and plastics 778 779 2 0.2 5,890 6,169 279 4.7 7.3
Other chemical products 320 289 -31 -9.6 2,146 2,515 369 17.2 -2.6
Metals and alloys 1,813 1,837 23 1.3 12,744 14,870 2,126 16.7 17.3
Primary iron and steel 93 57 -35 -38.1 145 587 441 303.4 290.0
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 245 266 21 8.5 1,441 1,986 545 37.8 27.7
Other iron and steel and alloys 180 187 7 3.7 1,327 1,498 171 12.9 23.4
Aluminum including alloys 608 606 -1 -0.2 4,545 5,097 551 12.1 7.6
Copper and alloys 69 51 -18 -26.4 715 639 -76 -10.7 -30.6
Nickel and alloys 84 46 -38 -45.5 994 560 -434 -43.6 -45.6
Precious metals and alloys 435 522 87 20.1 2,696 3,655 959 35.6 45.5
Zinc and alloys 57 60 3 5.5 550 529 -21 -3.8 -16.2
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 43 41 -1 -3.1 331 320 -11 -3.3 3.4
Other industrial goods and materials 1,416 1,418 2 0.2 9,953 10,574 621 6.2 48.3
Asbestos unmanufactured 3 4 1 31.7 47 36 -11 -23.8 -39.3
Other crude animal products 82 77 -5 -6.4 612 637 25 4.1 10.6
Other crude non-metallic minerals 387 390 2 0.6 2,486 2,602 116 4.7 806.3
Other crude materials, inedible 56 66 10 18.7 369 438 69 18.7 47.8
Metal fabricated basic products 288 286 -2 -0.7 2,177 2,237 60 2.7 9.2
Textile fabricated materials 185 193 8 4.3 1,327 1,525 198 14.9 10.2
Non-metallic mineral basic products 130 133 3 2.0 1,063 1,037 -26 -2.5 2.1
Other fabricated materials 284 269 -15 -5.2 1,872 2,062 190 10.2 19.6
Machinery and equipment 7,007 7,341 334 4.8 59,732 54,994 -4,738 -7.9 8.8
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,387 1,434 48 3.4 12,282 10,890 -1,392 -11.3 6.9
Industrial machinery 1,242 1,279 37 3.0 10,979 9,749 -1,231 -11.2 6.2
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 145 155 11 7.3 1,303 1,142 -161 -12.4 13.1
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,782 1,869 87 4.9 15,733 14,112 -1,620 -10.3 4.1
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,430 1,554 123 8.6 13,072 11,633 -1,439 -11.0 5.0
Other transportation equipment 351 315 -36 -10.4 2,661 2,479 -182 -6.8 -0.3
Other machinery and equipment 3,839 4,038 199 5.2 31,717 29,991 -1,725 -5.4 11.9
Television, telecommunication equipment 796 893 97 12.2 7,131 6,318 -813 -11.4 13.4
Office machines and equipment 876 951 75 8.6 7,126 6,941 -185 -2.6 12.7
Other equipment and tools 1,487 1,509 22 1.5 12,057 11,485 -572 -4.7 12.2
Other end products, inedible 680 686 5 0.8 5,403 5,247 -156 -2.9 8.3
Automotive products 6,683 6,771 88 1.3 31,707 51,440 19,733 62.2 40.2
Passenger autos and chassis 4,667 5,101 434 9.3 19,189 37,253 18,063 94.1 50.4
Trucks and other motor vehicles 300 164 -136 -45.3 3,292 1,743 -1,549 -47.1 -18.9
Motor vehicle parts 1,716 1,505 -211 -12.3 9,226 12,445 3,219 34.9 21.7
Other consumer goods 1,230 1,549 319 25.9 11,762 10,795 -967 -8.2 13.5
Special transactions trade 260 318 58 22.4 3,991 2,399 -1,592 -39.9 -33.2
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 823 825 2 0.2 4,754 6,597 1,842 38.7 17.5