Table 2-1
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars

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Current dollars
  August  2010 September  2010 Change Year to date September 2010/ September 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 33,650 33,065 -584 -1.7 274,154 299,699 25,545 9.3 10.6
Agricultural and fishing products 3,004 2,969 -35 -1.2 28,607 26,865 -1,742 -6.1 8.4
Wheat 328 329 1 0.3 4,673 3,200 -1,473 -31.5 -24.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 2,676 2,640 -36 -1.3 23,934 23,665 -269 -1.1 14.4
Live animals 162 129 -33 -20.2 1,318 1,389 71 5.4 20.5
Fish and fish preparations 353 363 10 2.7 2,959 3,087 128 4.3 18.2
Barley 34 17 -17 -49.9 362 215 -147 -40.7 -30.4
Wheat flour 7 6 0 -5.0 63 59 -4 -6.4 -23.3
Other cereals unmilled 40 37 -3 -7.8 428 331 -97 -22.7 82.5
Other cereal preparations 233 235 2 1.1 2,256 2,073 -183 -8.1 -4.2
Meat and meat preparations 384 400 16 4.1 3,325 3,512 186 5.6 16.0
Alcoholic beverages 63 63 0 -0.4 556 562 6 1.1 4.2
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 954 968 14 1.5 8,318 8,388 70 0.8 13.6
Rapeseed 257 230 -27 -10.3 2,669 2,340 -330 -12.4 28.5
Other crude vegetable products 191 192 2 0.8 1,680 1,711 30 1.8 21.2
Energy products 6,812 6,839 27 0.4 56,902 67,532 10,629 18.7 8.1
Crude petroleum 3,385 3,409 24 0.7 28,803 36,379 7,576 26.3 -5.6
Natural gas 1,361 1,325 -36 -2.7 11,884 12,600 715 6.0 16.7
Other energy products 2,066 2,105 39 1.9 16,215 18,554 2,338 14.4 33.4
Coal and other bituminous substances 383 525 143 37.2 3,350 3,810 460 13.7 72.4
Petroleum and coal products 1,546 1,386 -160 -10.3 11,142 13,160 2,018 18.1 27.2
Electricity 138 194 56 40.9 1,723 1,583 -139 -8.1 5.2
Forestry products 1,805 1,810 6 0.3 14,690 16,114 1,423 9.7 15.6
Lumber and sawmill products 599 637 37 6.3 5,001 5,899 897 17.9 12.1
Other crude wood products 52 50 -1 -2.1 386 486 100 25.8 11.0
Lumber 359 405 46 12.9 2,837 3,599 762 26.9 22.2
Other wood fabricated materials 189 181 -8 -4.1 1,778 1,813 35 2.0 -5.2
Wood pulp and other wood products 555 547 -8 -1.4 3,377 4,630 1,253 37.1 45.8
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 651 627 -24 -3.7 6,311 5,584 -727 -11.5 0.7
Newsprint paper 335 330 -5 -1.6 3,278 2,806 -472 -14.4 10.5
Other paper and paperboard 316 297 -19 -6.0 3,033 2,778 -255 -8.4 -8.3
Industrial goods and materials 8,006 7,818 -188 -2.4 58,257 70,191 11,934 20.5 20.0
Metal ores 1,054 1,006 -48 -4.5 7,621 8,624 1,003 13.2 13.5
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 292 388 96 32.9 3,378 3,142 -236 -7.0 -4.9
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 312 90 -222 -71.1 1,192 1,573 381 32.0 -27.7
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 241 312 71 29.4 1,199 1,965 766 63.9 91.6
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 15 26 11 74.8 193 204 11 5.8 5.8
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 194 190 -4 -2.3 1,659 1,740 81 4.9 14.4
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 2,454 2,473 19 0.8 19,084 22,165 3,081 16.1 21.3
Inorganic chemicals 359 425 65 18.2 3,041 3,251 210 6.9 35.7
Organic chemicals 509 493 -16 -3.1 3,548 4,682 1,135 32.0 21.6
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 490 457 -34 -6.9 3,417 4,347 930 27.2 36.9
Synthetic rubber and plastics 841 842 1 0.2 6,986 7,534 548 7.8 12.6
Other chemical products 254 257 2 0.9 2,091 2,350 259 12.4 7.6
Metals and alloys 3,002 2,875 -127 -4.2 19,963 26,572 6,609 33.1 18.5
Primary iron and steel 87 113 27 30.8 300 967 667 222.3 49.9
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 318 283 -35 -11.0 2,116 2,671 555 26.2 13.1
Other iron and steel and alloys 228 220 -8 -3.4 1,737 2,011 274 15.8 23.4
Aluminum including alloys 561 562 1 0.2 4,312 5,445 1,133 26.3 8.4
Copper and alloys 158 163 5 3.3 1,587 2,087 499 31.5 -13.1
Nickel and alloys 90 274 184 204.9 1,458 1,365 -93 -6.4 128.3
Precious metals and alloys 1,391 1,081 -310 -22.3 7,022 10,228 3,206 45.7 19.6
Zinc and alloys 91 93 3 2.8 771 1,005 234 30.3 -13.5
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 79 85 6 7.7 660 794 134 20.3 0.7
Other industrial goods and materials 1,495 1,462 -33 -2.2 11,590 12,831 1,241 10.7 25.6
Asbestos unmanufactured 4 6 3 66.3 52 42 -10 -18.8 -3.8
Other crude animal products 75 81 5 6.9 495 696 201 40.6 85.1
Other crude non-metallic minerals 320 313 -7 -2.2 2,007 2,735 728 36.2 99.9
Other crude materials, inedible 73 61 -13 -17.3 424 531 106 25.0 24.8
Metal fabricated basic products 351 345 -6 -1.7 3,106 3,109 2 0.1 7.4
Textile fabricated materials 183 179 -4 -2.3 1,555 1,607 52 3.3 5.2
Non-metallic mineral basic products 164 159 -6 -3.4 1,471 1,412 -59 -4.0 4.1
Other fabricated materials 324 319 -5 -1.6 2,478 2,699 220 8.9 20.1
Machinery and equipment 6,496 6,732 236 3.6 62,382 56,119 -6,263 -10.0 7.4
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,527 1,529 2 0.1 15,013 13,270 -1,743 -11.6 -0.5
Industrial machinery 1,364 1,378 14 1.0 13,402 11,879 -1,523 -11.4 0.5
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 164 151 -12 -7.4 1,611 1,390 -221 -13.7 -8.6
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,534 1,703 169 11.0 15,070 13,172 -1,898 -12.6 8.8
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,200 1,367 167 13.9 11,981 10,333 -1,648 -13.8 15.4
Other transportation equipment 334 336 1 0.4 3,089 2,840 -250 -8.1 -11.8
Other machinery and equipment 3,435 3,500 66 1.9 32,299 29,677 -2,622 -8.1 10.5
Television, telecommunication equipment 711 741 31 4.3 6,759 5,753 -1,006 -14.9 16.4
Office machines and equipment 375 362 -13 -3.5 3,681 3,147 -534 -14.5 1.8
Other equipment and tools 1,602 1,572 -30 -1.9 14,564 13,687 -877 -6.0 8.9
Other end products, inedible 747 826 79 10.5 7,295 7,090 -206 -2.8 12.6
Automotive products 5,109 4,771 -339 -6.6 30,892 43,371 12,480 40.4 14.0
Passenger autos and chassis 3,604 3,213 -391 -10.9 17,679 29,055 11,376 64.3 18.3
Trucks and other motor vehicles 134 182 48 35.6 3,171 1,625 -1,546 -48.8 -16.3
Motor vehicle parts 1,371 1,376 5 0.4 10,042 12,692 2,650 26.4 10.0
Other consumer goods 1,611 1,355 -255 -15.9 13,650 12,577 -1,073 -7.9 -2.7
Special transactions trade 348 297 -51 -14.8 4,895 2,938 -1,957 -40.0 -43.5
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 458 474 16 3.5 3,878 3,992 113 2.9 21.9