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.
  July  2013 August  2013 Change Year to date August 2013 / August 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 39,047 39,769 722 1.8 309,369 315,303 5,934 1.9 6.1
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 2,298 2,054 -244 -10.6 17,464 18,318 854 4.9 -5.2
Farm and fishing products 1,834 1,624 -210 -11.5 13,552 14,459 908 6.7 -2.5
Live animals 147 140 -7 -5.0 1,043 1,231 188 18.0 29.4
Wheat 599 558 -41 -6.9 3,895 4,562 666 17.1 1.7
Canola 274 241 -33 -11.9 3,319 2,646 -673 -20.3 -23.8
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 177 157 -20 -11.5 1,042 1,194 152 14.6 9.7
Other crop products 415 339 -76 -18.3 2,856 3,186 329 11.5 -11.6
Other animal products 108 79 -29 -26.7 536 751 214 40.0 14.5
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 113 109 -4 -3.4 859 890 31 3.6 15.0
Food and tobacco intermediate products 464 430 -33 -7.2 3,913 3,859 -54 -1.4 -14.3
Energy products 9,131 9,561 430 4.7 70,599 72,106 1,507 2.1 18.2
Crude oil and crude bitumen 6,745 7,045 300 4.4 49,379 50,729 1,350 2.7 28.2
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 954 925 -29 -3.0 6,869 8,508 1,639 23.9 1.6
Natural gas 798 759 -39 -4.9 5,522 7,308 1,786 32.3 -0.8
Natural gas liquids and related products 156 167 10 6.7 1,347 1,200 -146 -10.9 13.9
Refined petroleum energy products 956 1,045 89 9.3 9,222 8,326 -896 -9.7 -12.7
Electricity 187 173 -14 -7.7 1,194 1,578 384 32.2 5.6
Other energy products 288 373 84 29.2 3,935 2,964 -970 -24.7 16.6
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 1,353 1,453 100 7.4 12,489 11,831 -658 -5.3 6.0
Metal ores and concentrates 671 798 128 19.0 6,194 5,977 -218 -3.5 14.8
Iron ores and concentrates 314 392 78 24.9 2,714 2,841 128 4.7 31.9
Copper ores and concentrates 250 262 11 4.4 1,799 1,875 76 4.2 23.6
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 0.0 ...
Radioactive ores and concentrates 56 54 -1 -2.5 544 453 -91 -16.7 -20.6
Other metal ores and concentrates 51 90 39 76.8 1,137 807 -330 -29.0 -23.7
Non-metallic minerals 682 655 -28 -4.1 6,294 5,854 -441 -7.0 -3.0
Potash 492 404 -88 -17.9 4,052 3,923 -130 -3.2 -8.7
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 26 24 -1 -4.7 212 210 -3 -1.2 0.0
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 165 226 62 37.3 2,030 1,721 -308 -15.2 8.7
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 4,184 4,528 343 8.2 36,637 36,807 170 0.5 -0.7
Intermediate metal products 3,301 3,604 303 9.2 29,130 29,711 581 2.0 -1.8
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 518 637 119 23.0 5,268 4,766 -502 -9.5 2.0
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 605 639 34 5.6 4,866 4,902 37 0.8 16.2
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 122 128 6 4.5 800 1,055 254 31.8 39.1
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 337 377 40 12.0 3,290 2,929 -361 -11.0 -11.2
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  July  2013 August  2013 Change Year to date August 2013 / August 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 1,357 1,473 116 8.5 12,238 13,377 1,139 9.3 -9.9
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 185 182 -3 -1.6 1,373 1,375 2 0.1 5.2
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 176 168 -8 -4.8 1,296 1,307 12 0.9 -1.1
Fabricated metal products 320 323 4 1.2 2,605 2,538 -67 -2.6 2.5
Non-metallic mineral products 148 155 7 4.8 1,071 1,167 96 8.9 16.1
Recyclable waste and scrap 416 446 29 7.0 3,831 3,391 -439 -11.5 0.5
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 2,862 2,903 41 1.4 22,156 23,376 1,220 5.5 9.8
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 1,736 1,820 84 4.8 13,652 14,697 1,046 7.7 11.7
Basic chemicals 675 697 22 3.3 4,646 5,290 644 13.9 26.4
Dyes and pigments; petrochemicals 309 311 2 0.6 2,539 2,561 22 0.9 22.8
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 415 478 63 15.1 3,736 4,176 440 11.8 0.8
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 337 334 -3 -0.9 2,730 2,671 -60 -2.2 -4.9
Plastic and rubber products 1,127 1,083 -43 -3.8 8,504 8,678 174 2.0 6.9
Plastic resins 595 565 -29 -4.9 4,150 4,483 333 8.0 14.3
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 284 280 -4 -1.5 2,445 2,282 -163 -6.7 0.8
Plastic and rubber finished products 248 238 -10 -3.9 1,909 1,913 4 0.2 -1.4
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 2,834 2,822 -12 -0.4 20,323 22,214 1,891 9.3 8.9
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 80 70 -10 -13.1 435 553 118 27.1 6.9
Pulp and paper stock 1,059 1,056 -3 -0.3 7,989 8,148 158 2.0 4.9
Building and packaging materials 1,695 1,697 2 0.1 11,898 13,512 1,615 13.6 11.6
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 950 960 10 1.1 5,814 7,631 1,816 31.2 25.3
Asphalt and asphalt products 110 101 -9 -8.3 1,035 834 -201 -19.4 -7.9
Other building materials and supplies 406 411 4 1.0 3,243 3,242 0 0.0 -1.0
Prefabricated buildings and components 19 19 0 -0.5 162 148 -15 -9.0 -18.8
Packaging materials and containers 209 206 -3 -1.5 1,643 1,657 14 0.9 0.3
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,214 2,307 93 4.2 18,050 17,747 -304 -1.7 8.7
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,214 2,307 93 4.2 18,050 17,747 -304 -1.7 8.7
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 105 100 -5 -4.4 814 863 49 6.0 -7.2
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 109 148 39 36.2 1,009 958 -51 -5.0 27.3
Metalworking machinery 22 26 4 17.0 186 183 -3 -1.8 64.2
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  July  2013 August  2013 Change Year to date August 2013 / August 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Commercial and service industry machinery 214 242 29 13.5 1,728 1,756 28 1.6 18.3
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 304 322 18 6.1 2,479 2,454 -25 -1.0 17.5
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 116 110 -6 -4.9 854 861 8 0.9 5.6
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 655 652 -2 -0.4 5,184 5,103 -81 -1.6 8.0
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 690 705 16 2.3 5,796 5,567 -229 -4.0 1.5
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 1,904 1,865 -38 -2.0 15,651 15,178 -473 -3.0 -1.5
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 158 158 0 -0.1 1,399 1,315 -84 -6.0 -0.2
Communications and audio and video equipment 460 455 -4 -1.0 4,013 3,846 -167 -4.2 -8.1
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 1,286 1,252 -34 -2.6 10,239 10,017 -222 -2.2 1.0
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 412 398 -14 -3.4 3,237 3,281 44 1.3 -0.7
Electrical components 330 332 2 0.5 2,680 2,659 -21 -0.8 1.4
Electronic and electrical parts 544 523 -22 -4.0 4,322 4,077 -245 -5.7 2.0
Motor vehicles and parts 5,812 5,786 -25 -0.4 45,620 44,914 -706 -1.5 -0.2
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,993 3,946 -47 -1.2 31,036 30,632 -404 -1.3 -2.0
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 211 228 17 8.0 1,625 1,611 -14 -0.8 23.4
Tires; motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,608 1,613 5 0.3 12,959 12,670 -290 -2.2 1.8
Tires 192 191 -1 -0.5 1,533 1,512 -21 -1.4 1.2
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,415 1,422 6 0.5 11,427 11,158 -268 -2.3 1.8
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,276 1,338 62 4.9 11,202 11,419 218 1.9 -3.2
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,088 1,130 42 3.8 9,138 9,788 650 7.1 -2.8
Aircraft 452 448 -4 -1.0 4,227 4,586 358 8.5 -17.3
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 636 682 46 7.3 4,911 5,203 292 5.9 10.0
Other transportation equipment and parts 188 208 20 10.9 2,063 1,631 -433 -21.0 -5.4
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 30 39 9 29.0 516 349 -167 -32.4 -12.0
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 132 144 13 9.6 1,384 1,107 -276 -20.0 -6.8
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 26 25 -1 -3.1 164 175 11 6.8 18.3
Consumer goods 4,321 4,297 -25 -0.6 32,713 34,462 1,748 5.3 4.8
Food, beverage and tobacco products 1,898 1,876 -23 -1.2 14,063 15,175 1,112 7.9 5.4
Meat products 468 468 0 0.1 3,784 3,705 -78 -2.1 2.4
Prepared and packaged seafood products 285 288 3 0.9 2,188 2,210 22 1.0 19.7
Dairy products 20 26 6 29.3 185 169 -16 -8.9 19.6
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  July  2013 August  2013 Change Year to date August 2013 / August 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages; ice 13 13 0 -2.3 142 119 -23 -16.5 -18.8
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices; frozen fruit 38 34 -5 -12.5 301 295 -6 -1.9 -6.4
Coffee and tea 45 44 -1 -2.2 352 342 -9 -2.6 1.8
Other food products 872 843 -29 -3.4 5,994 7,019 1,024 17.1 3.2
Alcoholic beverages 79 80 1 1.1 574 677 102 17.8 14.1
Tobacco products 9 9 1 8.1 66 74 8 12.4 -5.1
Animal feed 69 71 2 3.2 477 565 88 18.5 3.7
Clothing, footwear and textile products 352 359 8 2.1 2,829 2,822 -7 -0.3 4.0
Clothing, footwear and accessories 181 190 9 4.9 1,401 1,426 25 1.8 10.8
Fabric, fibre and yarn; leather and dressed furs 98 99 0 0.4 848 813 -35 -4.1 -5.9
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 72 70 -2 -2.5 580 582 2 0.4 2.2
Paper and published products 351 361 10 2.8 2,703 2,694 -9 -0.3 12.9
Converted paper and paper products 261 273 12 4.7 2,030 2,091 60 3.0 12.2
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 90 88 -2 -2.8 673 604 -69 -10.3 14.8
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 480 443 -37 -7.7 4,060 3,890 -170 -4.2 -16.5
Furniture and fixtures 362 370 8 2.3 2,832 2,846 14 0.5 5.9
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 879 888 10 1.1 6,225 7,034 809 13.0 14.3
Appliances 51 47 -4 -6.9 418 396 -22 -5.2 -6.5
Cleaning products and toiletries 200 218 18 9.1 1,516 1,652 136 9.0 14.8
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 628 623 -5 -0.8 4,292 4,986 694 16.2 16.1
Special transactions trade 206 188 -18 -8.9 1,460 1,584 124 8.5 7.0
Other balance of payments adjustments 652 667 15 2.3 5,005 5,350 345 6.9 10.1
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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