Table 4
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars

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Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars
Table summary
This table displays merchandise exports by commodity groupings, on a balance of payments basis, by seasonal adjustment, current dollars. The row headers identify commodity groupings. The column headers provide information on exports by month, year to date, and change, in millions of dollars, and also change, in percent.
  May 2013 June 2013 Change Year to date June 2013 / June 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 39,010 39,573 564 1.4 234,290 236,253 1,963 0.8 2.0
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 2,325 2,107 -218 -9.4 13,326 13,986 660 5.0 5.7
Farm and fishing products 1,823 1,654 -169 -9.3 10,434 11,012 578 5.5 8.9
Live animals 162 158 -4 -2.7 810 953 142 17.6 15.0
Wheat 511 495 -16 -3.1 3,006 3,389 383 12.7 47.2
Canola 375 207 -168 -44.7 2,693 2,138 -556 -20.6 -44.5
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 148 149 0 0.1 762 840 77 10.1 8.9
Other crop products 411 447 36 8.8 2,106 2,464 357 17.0 20.9
Other animal products 98 92 -6 -6.6 393 564 171 43.5 36.7
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 118 107 -11 -9.1 663 666 4 0.5 7.7
Food and tobacco intermediate products 502 453 -49 -9.8 2,893 2,974 81 2.8 -4.6
Energy products 8,850 8,729 -121 -1.4 54,834 53,270 -1,564 -2.9 2.9
Crude oil and crude bitumen 6,107 6,060 -47 -0.8 38,628 36,787 -1,841 -4.8 3.6
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 1,192 1,097 -95 -8.0 5,053 6,648 1,595 31.6 24.3
Natural gas 1,030 962 -68 -6.6 4,016 5,773 1,757 43.8 36.0
Natural gas liquids and related products 162 135 -27 -16.7 1,037 875 -162 -15.6 -22.9
Refined petroleum energy products 975 1,032 58 5.9 7,129 6,301 -828 -11.6 -10.2
Electricity 208 189 -20 -9.4 871 1,213 342 39.3 22.6
Other energy products 368 351 -18 -4.8 3,153 2,320 -833 -26.4 -22.1
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 1,538 1,525 -13 -0.9 9,315 9,013 -303 -3.2 -6.3
Metal ores and concentrates 767 793 26 3.4 4,611 4,494 -117 -2.5 -3.2
Iron ores and concentrates 331 378 47 14.3 2,098 2,136 38 1.8 3.7
Copper ores and concentrates 272 237 -35 -12.8 1,314 1,363 49 3.7 -21.6
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 -100.0 ...
Radioactive ores and concentrates 46 51 5 11.3 372 342 -30 -8.2 -8.9
Other metal ores and concentrates 118 127 8 7.2 826 653 -173 -21.0 31.4
Non-metallic minerals 772 732 -40 -5.1 4,704 4,519 -186 -3.9 -9.5
Potash 526 428 -98 -18.6 2,975 3,017 42 1.4 -29.0
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 25 24 -2 -6.0 156 160 4 2.6 -13.6
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 220 280 60 27.1 1,574 1,342 -232 -14.7 57.5
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 4,264 4,760 496 11.6 27,674 28,146 472 1.7 6.8
Intermediate metal products 3,407 3,872 465 13.6 22,026 22,862 837 3.8 9.6
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 578 566 -12 -2.2 4,002 3,604 -398 -10.0 -15.6
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 636 569 -68 -10.6 3,739 3,653 -86 -2.3 -4.6
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 119 136 16 13.9 619 805 186 30.0 72.8
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 313 461 148 47.1 2,425 2,221 -204 -8.4 12.6
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  May 2013 June 2013 Change Year to date June 2013 / June 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 1,436 1,810 374 26.1 9,243 10,621 1,378 14.9 26.8
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 169 169 0 0.1 1,032 1,002 -30 -2.9 0.1
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 155 161 6 4.1 965 956 -9 -0.9 -11.0
Fabricated metal products 310 309 -1 -0.2 1,962 1,886 -76 -3.9 -7.2
Non-metallic mineral products 144 141 -3 -2.2 797 861 64 8.1 11.6
Recyclable waste and scrap 403 439 35 8.8 2,890 2,537 -353 -12.2 -5.8
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 2,950 2,986 37 1.2 16,755 17,634 879 5.2 8.0
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 1,847 1,881 35 1.9 10,302 11,170 867 8.4 9.1
Basic chemicals 676 678 2 0.3 3,514 3,912 398 11.3 15.3
Dyes and pigments; petrochemicals 319 336 17 5.4 2,013 1,951 -62 -3.1 9.5
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 515 544 29 5.7 2,744 3,311 567 20.7 11.4
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 336 323 -13 -3.9 2,031 1,996 -36 -1.8 -5.2
Plastic and rubber products 1,103 1,105 2 0.2 6,453 6,465 12 0.2 6.2
Plastic resins 579 585 6 1.0 3,158 3,321 164 5.2 18.0
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 286 284 -2 -0.7 1,861 1,718 -144 -7.7 -8.5
Plastic and rubber finished products 238 236 -2 -0.7 1,434 1,426 -8 -0.6 0.8
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 2,823 2,617 -205 -7.3 15,151 16,505 1,354 8.9 2.5
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 95 57 -38 -40.3 318 402 84 26.4 4.8
Pulp and paper stock 1,057 967 -90 -8.5 6,029 6,012 -17 -0.3 -2.5
Building and packaging materials 1,671 1,593 -77 -4.6 8,804 10,091 1,287 14.6 5.6
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 935 858 -76 -8.2 4,244 5,693 1,449 34.1 15.2
Asphalt and asphalt products 117 102 -15 -13.2 802 626 -176 -21.9 -20.7
Other building materials and supplies 394 410 15 3.9 2,403 2,422 19 0.8 -0.5
Prefabricated buildings and components 18 19 1 7.2 120 111 -9 -7.4 2.6
Packaging materials and containers 207 204 -2 -1.1 1,235 1,240 4 0.4 -0.2
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,217 2,237 19 0.9 13,694 13,191 -503 -3.7 -1.9
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,217 2,237 19 0.9 13,694 13,191 -503 -3.7 -1.9
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 119 114 -5 -4.1 602 660 57 9.5 6.2
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 106 109 4 3.4 766 699 -67 -8.8 -20.0
Metalworking machinery 26 24 -2 -7.8 141 134 -7 -5.0 -0.8
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  May 2013 June 2013 Change Year to date June 2013 / June 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Commercial and service industry machinery 209 230 20 9.7 1,298 1,293 -6 -0.4 10.3
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 309 320 11 3.6 1,889 1,824 -64 -3.4 2.6
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 102 114 12 11.7 645 633 -12 -1.8 2.4
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 638 642 4 0.6 3,947 3,786 -161 -4.1 -2.2
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 708 684 -24 -3.4 4,405 4,161 -243 -5.5 -5.4
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 1,868 1,994 126 6.7 11,816 11,384 -432 -3.7 1.2
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 165 168 3 1.8 1,071 1,001 -70 -6.6 -1.3
Communications and audio and video equipment 497 472 -25 -5.1 3,004 2,939 -64 -2.1 -6.6
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 1,206 1,354 148 12.3 7,741 7,444 -297 -3.8 4.5
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 415 415 0 0.0 2,412 2,470 58 2.4 0.4
Electrical components 326 327 1 0.2 2,015 1,990 -25 -1.2 -3.2
Electronic and electrical parts 466 613 147 31.6 3,314 2,983 -330 -10.0 12.3
Motor vehicles and parts 5,492 5,794 302 5.5 33,807 33,256 -551 -1.6 -4.8
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,735 4,050 315 8.4 22,922 22,680 -241 -1.1 -5.0
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 207 199 -8 -4.0 1,241 1,163 -78 -6.3 2.1
Tires; motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,550 1,546 -4 -0.3 9,645 9,413 -232 -2.4 -5.1
Tires 188 184 -4 -1.9 1,153 1,126 -28 -2.4 -4.7
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,362 1,361 0 0.0 8,492 8,287 -204 -2.4 -5.1
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,384 1,719 335 24.2 8,514 8,836 322 3.8 6.7
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,169 1,500 331 28.3 6,897 7,605 708 10.3 12.6
Aircraft 517 825 308 59.6 3,225 3,729 504 15.6 26.2
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 652 675 23 3.5 3,672 3,876 204 5.6 -0.4
Other transportation equipment and parts 215 219 4 2.1 1,617 1,231 -386 -23.9 -21.5
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 63 68 5 7.3 422 277 -146 -34.5 -2.6
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 134 134 0 0.4 1,074 832 -242 -22.5 -28.5
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 18 17 0 -2.8 120 122 2 1.3 -22.0
Consumer goods 4,408 4,272 -137 -3.1 24,524 25,824 1,300 5.3 3.0
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,018 1,916 -102 -5.1 10,527 11,407 880 8.4 6.7
Meat products 470 436 -34 -7.3 2,857 2,758 -98 -3.4 -5.0
Prepared and packaged seafood products 289 299 10 3.6 1,678 1,627 -50 -3.0 14.0
Dairy products 20 23 3 13.3 141 122 -19 -13.2 -14.2
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  May 2013 June 2013 Change Year to date June 2013 / June 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages; ice 14 14 0 0.7 109 93 -16 -14.4 -19.0
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices; frozen fruit 40 38 -2 -3.8 226 225 -1 -0.5 -2.5
Coffee and tea 44 44 -1 -1.8 263 252 -11 -4.2 3.3
Other food products 972 894 -77 -7.9 4,423 5,330 907 20.5 10.8
Alcoholic beverages 84 83 -1 -0.8 433 516 84 19.3 19.7
Tobacco products 13 10 -4 -26.1 47 56 9 18.6 2.1
Animal feed 71 73 2 3.5 350 426 76 21.7 21.0
Clothing, footwear and textile products 346 358 12 3.4 2,128 2,107 -20 -1.0 -0.5
Clothing, footwear and accessories 168 187 19 11.5 1,053 1,050 -3 -0.3 4.3
Fabric, fibre and yarn; leather and dressed furs 106 98 -8 -7.4 637 615 -22 -3.5 -7.4
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 73 73 0 0.5 437 442 5 1.1 -2.3
Paper and published products 321 335 13 4.1 2,052 1,980 -72 -3.5 -0.4
Converted paper and paper products 256 264 8 3.3 1,533 1,553 21 1.4 3.0
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 66 70 5 7.5 519 426 -93 -17.9 -11.2
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 460 477 16 3.6 2,997 2,973 -24 -0.8 -5.2
Furniture and fixtures 358 364 6 1.7 2,122 2,111 -11 -0.5 0.0
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 904 821 -83 -9.1 4,699 5,246 548 11.7 4.4
Appliances 49 57 8 17.0 314 300 -14 -4.4 -4.0
Cleaning products and toiletries 208 202 -5 -2.6 1,129 1,227 98 8.7 5.1
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 647 562 -86 -13.2 3,256 3,719 464 14.2 5.1
Special transactions trade 217 187 -30 -13.8 1,120 1,193 73 6.5 19.6
Other balance of payments adjustments 673 646 -28 -4.1 3,759 4,016 257 6.8 -0.8
Source(s):
Statistics Canada. Table 228-0059 - Merchandise imports and exports, customs and balance of payments basis for all countries, by seasonal adjustment and North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), monthly (dollars), CANSIM (database).
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