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

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Table summary
This table displays the results of current dollars february  2012, march  2012, change, year to date, march 2012/ march 2011 and 2011, calculated using 2011, 2012, change, millions of dollars and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  February  2012 March  2012 Change Year to date March 2012/ March 2011
2011 2012 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 39,636 39,489 -146 -0.4 110,885 120,433 9,548 8.6 6.0
Agricultural and fishing products 3,553 3,539 -14 -0.4 9,510 10,879 1,369 14.4 14.1
Wheat 573 536 -37 -6.5 1,177 1,669 492 41.8 21.8
Other agricultural and fishing
products		 2,980 3,003 23 0.8 8,333 9,211 878 10.5 12.9
Live animals 119 140 21 18.1 346 384 38 11.0 30.5
Fish and fish preparations 365 360 -5 -1.3 1,031 1,118 87 8.4 1.5
Barley 60 53 -7 -11.6 97 137 40 41.0 18.7
Wheat flour 6 6 0 -2.3 20 17 -3 -15.2 -24.2
Other cereals unmilled 37 48 12 32.6 215 133 -82 -38.2 -23.1
Other cereal preparations 253 253 0 0.1 693 764 71 10.3 6.9
Meat and meat preparations 427 410 -17 -4.0 1,171 1,283 112 9.6 3.8
Alcoholic beverages 69 74 4 5.9 177 211 34 19.4 18.1
Other food, feed, beverages and
tobacco		 951 1,011 60 6.3 2,915 2,973 57 2.0 5.2
Rapeseed 444 427 -17 -3.9 1,051 1,509 458 43.6 57.8
Other crude vegetable products 250 222 -28 -11.1 616 681 65 10.5 39.7
Energy products 10,821 9,857 -964 -8.9 27,693 32,270 4,577 16.5 6.8
Crude petroleum 7,715 6,501 -1,214 -15.7 17,053 22,429 5,376 31.5 14.6
Natural gas 698 736 38 5.4 3,475 2,173 -1,302 -37.5 -33.6
Other energy products 2,407 2,619 212 8.8 7,165 7,668 503 7.0 7.1
Coal and other bituminous substances 543 448 -95 -17.5 1,283 1,426 143 11.2 -8.3
Petroleum and coal products 1,743 2,057 314 18.0 5,393 5,874 481 8.9 14.3
Electricity 121 114 -6 -5.4 489 368 -121 -24.7 -27.9
Forestry products 1,776 1,771 -5 -0.3 5,641 5,327 -315 -5.6 -10.9
Lumber and sawmill products 741 717 -24 -3.2 2,130 2,178 48 2.2 -0.5
Other crude wood products 74 79 5 6.8 213 233 20 9.2 6.5
Lumber 465 443 -23 -4.9 1,370 1,348 -23 -1.6 -4.0
Other wood fabricated materials 201 195 -6 -3.0 547 597 50 9.2 5.5
Wood pulp and other wood products 480 515 35 7.2 1,696 1,496 -200 -11.8 -18.2
Newsprint and other paper and
paperboard		 555 539 -16 -2.9 1,815 1,653 -162 -8.9 -15.6
Newsprint paper 270 255 -15 -5.6 929 798 -131 -14.1 -23.9
Other paper and paperboard 285 284 -1 -0.4 886 855 -32 -3.6 -6.3
Industrial goods and materials 9,330 9,910 580 6.2 27,751 28,516 765 2.8 4.4
Metal ores 1,328 1,601 273 20.6 3,923 4,366 443 11.3 12.2
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 529 555 26 4.9 1,457 1,658 202 13.8 7.1
Copper ores, concentrates and
scrap		 254 383 129 50.5 788 802 14 1.8 40.4
Nickel ores, concentrates and
scrap		 212 286 75 35.3 774 767 -7 -0.9 0.5
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 37 20 -18 -47.2 66 76 10 15.1 -59.2
Other ores, concentrates and
scrap		 296 357 61 20.7 838 1,062 224 26.7 18.2
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 2,796 2,864 67 2.4 8,424 8,408 -17 -0.2 -3.5
Inorganic chemicals 443 403 -40 -9.0 1,433 1,277 -156 -10.9 -24.9
Organic chemicals 527 688 161 30.5 1,713 1,791 78 4.6 11.9
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 532 461 -72 -13.5 1,764 1,406 -358 -20.3 -25.2
Synthetic rubber and plastics 987 997 10 1.0 2,725 2,979 254 9.3 7.4
Other chemical products 307 315 8 2.6 789 954 165 20.9 15.7
Metals and alloys 3,466 3,716 250 7.2 10,760 10,551 -209 -1.9 6.2
Primary iron and steel 41 51 10 23.4 178 121 -56 -31.6 -32.3
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 359 361 2 0.6 863 1,055 191 22.2 19.2
Other iron and steel and alloys 262 276 14 5.3 682 793 111 16.3 24.6
Aluminum including alloys 648 614 -34 -5.3 1,919 1,846 -73 -3.8 -3.4
Copper and alloys 187 196 9 4.8 668 575 -93 -13.9 2.2
Nickel and alloys 219 217 -1 -0.6 931 682 -249 -26.7 -22.3
Precious metals and alloys 1,571 1,810 240 15.3 4,864 4,917 53 1.1 14.9
Zinc and alloys 90 105 15 16.1 342 288 -55 -15.9 -5.0
Other non-ferrous metals and
alloys		 90 86 -4 -4.1 314 274 -39 -12.6 -20.3
Other industrial goods and materials 1,739 1,729 -11 -0.6 4,643 5,191 548 11.8 8.2
Asbestos unmanufactured 0 0 0 0.0 11 0 -11 -100.0 -100.0
Other crude animal products 108 124 16 15.0 252 326 74 29.2 15.1
Other crude non-metallic minerals 349 352 3 0.9 937 1,054 117 12.5 13.5
Other crude materials, inedible 60 59 -1 -1.7 192 189 -3 -1.5 -11.5
Metal fabricated basic products 402 405 3 0.8 1,073 1,205 132 12.3 10.8
Textile fabricated materials 185 188 3 1.4 547 561 15 2.7 3.4
Non-metallic mineral basic products 181 184 3 1.6 473 539 67 14.1 15.7
Other fabricated materials 454 417 -38 -8.3 1,159 1,317 158 13.6 3.7
Machinery and equipment 6,670 6,899 229 3.4 19,137 20,189 1,052 5.5 5.7
Industrial and agricultural machinery 1,833 1,776 -57 -3.1 4,611 5,412 801 17.4 9.6
Industrial machinery 1,638 1,580 -58 -3.5 4,141 4,827 686 16.6 7.8
Agricultural machinery includ.
tractors		 196 196 0 0.2 470 585 114 24.3 26.6
Aircraft and other transportation
equipment		 1,482 1,543 62 4.2 4,462 4,354 -108 -2.4 -0.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,057 1,135 78 7.4 3,405 3,117 -289 -8.5 -3.1
Other transportation equipment 424 408 -16 -3.8 1,057 1,237 180 17.1 7.3
Other machinery and equipment 3,355 3,580 225 6.7 10,063 10,423 359 3.6 6.7
Television, telecommunication
equipment		 649 674 25 3.8 1,861 1,954 92 5.0 14.0
Office machines and equipment 317 335 18 5.7 1,064 1,002 -62 -5.9 -9.0
Other equipment and tools 1,690 1,732 42 2.5 4,584 5,082 498 10.9 11.0
Other end products, inedible 699 838 140 20.0 2,554 2,385 -168 -6.6 0.2
Automotive products 5,372 5,333 -39 -0.7 14,736 16,762 2,026 13.7 12.4
Passenger autos and chassis 3,530 3,510 -20 -0.6 9,845 11,293 1,448 14.7 14.8
Trucks and other motor vehicles 309 282 -27 -8.8 620 884 264 42.6 25.7
Motor vehicle parts 1,533 1,541 8 0.5 4,271 4,584 313 7.3 5.3
Other consumer goods 1,235 1,378 144 11.6 4,004 3,959 -45 -1.1 4.7
Special transactions trade 357 313 -44 -12.2 975 1,017 42 4.3 -15.5
Unallocated balance of payments
adjustments		 522 489 -33 -6.2 1,438 1,514 76 5.3 -1.2