Table 7
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars

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Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars
Table summary
This table displays merchandise imports 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 imports 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 40,237 41,075 838 2.1 318,509 322,279 3,771 1.2 5.3
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 1,124 1,074 -49 -4.4 8,090 8,856 766 9.5 2.8
Farm and fishing products 834 801 -32 -3.9 5,993 6,662 670 11.2 5.8
Live animals 17 18 1 7.2 125 139 14 11.4 9.2
Wheat 1 1 0 -7.7 17 13 -4 -24.9 -36.8
Canola 11 9 -2 -15.1 68 86 18 26.5 -28.0
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 599 586 -13 -2.2 4,148 4,637 489 11.8 7.8
Other crop products 120 101 -20 -16.3 1,113 1,074 -39 -3.5 -19.1
Other animal products 36 36 1 1.7 168 346 178 105.6 96.8
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 50 50 0 -0.2 354 368 14 3.8 25.6
Food and tobacco intermediate products 290 273 -17 -5.8 2,098 2,194 96 4.6 -5.2
Energy products 3,246 3,651 406 12.5 30,568 29,578 -990 -3.2 -5.0
Crude oil and crude bitumen 1,898 2,305 406 21.4 20,505 17,732 -2,773 -13.5 -13.8
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 535 427 -108 -20.2 2,330 3,487 1,156 49.6 39.1
Natural gas 431 320 -112 -25.9 1,635 2,611 976 59.7 44.6
Natural gas liquids and related products 104 107 4 3.4 695 876 181 26.0 24.9
Refined petroleum energy products 700 827 127 18.2 6,754 7,475 722 10.7 6.9
Electricity 30 30 0 0.0 143 232 89 62.5 24.0
Other energy products 82 62 -20 -24.2 836 652 -184 -22.0 -1.3
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 991 874 -118 -11.9 6,566 7,888 1,323 20.1 9.3
Metal ores and concentrates 927 814 -112 -12.1 6,116 7,382 1,266 20.7 8.9
Iron ores and concentrates 42 24 -17 -41.6 612 590 -22 -3.6 -62.5
Copper ores and concentrates 38 10 -28 -73.3 409 221 -188 -46.1 -83.5
Nickel ores and concentrates 80 44 -36 -44.6 645 509 -135 -21.0 -36.8
Radioactive ores and concentrates 45 100 55 121.6 606 723 117 19.3 47.1
Other metal ores and concentrates 722 636 -87 -12.0 3,844 5,338 1,494 38.9 31.2
Non-metallic minerals 64 59 -5 -8.1 450 507 57 12.6 15.0
Potash 0 0 0 0.0 6 5 -1 -16.9 -40.0
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 37 36 -1 -3.5 289 308 19 6.5 -2.5
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 27 23 -4 -14.7 154 194 39 25.5 61.1
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 3,399 3,363 -36 -1.1 29,292 27,080 -2,212 -7.6 -2.0
Intermediate metal products 2,041 2,007 -34 -1.7 18,207 16,480 -1,726 -9.5 -2.9
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 935 914 -21 -2.3 8,521 7,479 -1,042 -12.2 -8.2
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 197 201 4 2.1 1,588 1,558 -31 -1.9 7.8
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 42 73 30 71.3 93 342 250 269.1 1,133.9
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 4 14 10 232.6 70 71 1 0.9 20.2
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 674 616 -58 -8.6 6,405 5,498 -907 -14.2 -8.8
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 17 19 2 11.8 174 162 -12 -6.9 -18.5
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 170 169 -1 -0.8 1,355 1,370 15 1.1 0.7
Imports 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
Fabricated metal products 697 696 -1 -0.1 5,389 5,318 -72 -1.3 3.2
Non-metallic mineral products 462 469 7 1.6 3,475 3,559 84 2.4 8.4
Recyclable waste and scrap 199 191 -8 -4.0 2,222 1,723 -499 -22.5 -26.1
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,644 3,554 -90 -2.5 25,603 26,764 1,160 4.5 17.5
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 2,270 2,175 -95 -4.2 14,854 16,009 1,156 7.8 26.5
Basic chemicals 751 745 -6 -0.8 5,563 5,825 261 4.7 2.4
Dyes and pigments; petrochemicals 101 99 -2 -2.0 894 915 21 2.4 -12.0
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 836 738 -98 -11.7 4,328 4,655 326 7.5 101.3
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 582 593 11 1.8 4,068 4,614 546 13.4 15.6
Plastic and rubber products 1,374 1,379 5 0.3 10,750 10,754 5 0.0 5.6
Plastic resins 550 542 -7 -1.3 4,293 4,262 -31 -0.7 3.4
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 361 360 -1 -0.3 2,911 2,822 -90 -3.1 3.8
Plastic and rubber finished products 464 477 13 2.8 3,546 3,671 125 3.5 9.6
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,746 1,778 32 1.8 13,802 13,940 138 1.0 2.8
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 26 28 1 4.2 196 209 14 7.1 15.1
Pulp and paper stock 220 219 -2 -0.8 1,708 1,757 48 2.8 3.6
Building and packaging materials 1,499 1,531 33 2.2 11,898 11,974 76 0.6 2.5
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 227 224 -3 -1.2 1,762 1,797 35 2.0 0.0
Asphalt and asphalt products 48 46 -3 -5.4 525 382 -143 -27.2 -28.3
Other building materials and supplies 895 934 39 4.4 7,121 7,215 94 1.3 4.0
Prefabricated buildings and components 43 43 0 -0.9 392 364 -28 -7.2 -7.9
Packaging materials and containers 286 285 -1 -0.3 2,098 2,216 118 5.6 9.0
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,774 3,867 93 2.5 30,580 30,149 -430 -1.4 0.3
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,774 3,867 93 2.5 30,580 30,149 -430 -1.4 0.3
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 296 328 33 11.1 2,487 2,621 134 5.4 -11.4
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 550 539 -10 -1.9 5,088 4,288 -800 -15.7 -11.6
Metalworking machinery 76 101 25 33.0 714 710 -4 -0.6 20.5
Commercial and service industry machinery 189 198 9 4.9 1,565 1,545 -20 -1.3 0.3
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 416 408 -8 -1.9 2,952 3,245 292 9.9 11.8
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 250 242 -8 -3.1 1,769 1,925 156 8.8 13.4
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 1,162 1,204 42 3.6 9,236 9,193 -43 -0.5 1.3
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 837 847 10 1.2 6,767 6,622 -145 -2.1 2.4
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 4,674 4,637 -37 -0.8 37,450 37,331 -119 -0.3 3.9
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 829 805 -24 -2.9 6,730 6,572 -158 -2.4 -0.2
Imports 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
Communications and audio and video equipment 1,406 1,415 9 0.6 12,141 11,895 -246 -2.0 2.5
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 2,440 2,418 -22 -0.9 18,579 18,865 286 1.5 6.1
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 872 870 -1 -0.1 7,037 6,797 -240 -3.4 1.5
Electrical components 790 750 -39 -5.0 5,857 5,972 115 2.0 1.7
Electronic and electrical parts 779 798 18 2.4 5,685 6,096 411 7.2 16.7
Motor vehicles and parts 7,023 7,158 135 1.9 55,847 55,839 -8 0.0 4.1
Passenger cars and light trucks 2,872 3,055 183 6.4 23,002 23,952 950 4.1 6.2
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 854 851 -2 -0.2 6,882 6,687 -194 -2.8 0.7
Tires; motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,298 3,251 -46 -1.4 25,963 25,200 -763 -2.9 3.0
Tires 294 300 6 2.1 2,535 2,384 -151 -5.9 -0.8
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,004 2,952 -52 -1.7 23,428 22,815 -612 -2.6 3.4
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,062 1,350 288 27.1 8,356 9,311 955 11.4 46.8
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 710 1,022 313 44.0 5,839 6,597 758 13.0 59.3
Aircraft 39 366 327 839.0 1,170 1,281 111 9.5 311.5
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 671 656 -15 -2.2 4,669 5,316 647 13.9 18.7
Other transportation equipment and parts 352 328 -24 -6.9 2,517 2,714 197 7.8 18.1
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 115 70 -45 -39.2 532 719 187 35.2 55.6
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 157 179 22 14.0 1,271 1,354 83 6.6 26.1
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 80 79 -1 -1.6 714 640 -74 -10.3 -13.0
Consumer goods 8,158 8,106 -53 -0.6 62,171 64,385 2,214 3.6 4.3
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,020 1,996 -25 -1.2 14,989 15,906 917 6.1 5.7
Meat products 317 311 -6 -1.9 2,254 2,454 200 8.9 10.6
Prepared and packaged seafood products 183 187 4 2.2 1,390 1,432 42 3.1 6.9
Dairy products 80 84 4 5.1 546 626 80 14.6 9.9
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages; ice 66 60 -6 -9.1 470 518 48 10.3 0.2
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices; frozen fruit 86 88 2 2.2 689 691 3 0.4 -4.5
Coffee and tea 95 97 2 1.8 792 725 -68 -8.5 1.5
Other food products 744 733 -12 -1.6 5,329 5,754 425 8.0 9.2
Alcoholic beverages 291 289 -2 -0.6 2,337 2,475 139 5.9 0.8
Tobacco products 78 66 -12 -15.7 596 607 11 1.8 -13.6
Animal feed 80 81 1 1.5 587 622 36 6.1 10.9
Imports 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
Clothing, footwear and textile products 1,547 1,581 34 2.2 11,441 12,069 628 5.5 10.1
Clothing, footwear and accessories 1,163 1,188 25 2.2 8,458 9,054 595 7.0 11.2
Fabric, fibre and yarn; leather and dressed furs 156 156 0 0.1 1,237 1,211 -25 -2.1 3.2
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 228 237 9 3.9 1,746 1,804 58 3.4 9.6
Paper and published products 724 742 18 2.5 5,733 5,786 53 0.9 6.4
Converted paper and paper products 354 357 4 1.0 2,690 2,775 85 3.2 10.5
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 371 385 14 3.9 3,043 3,011 -32 -1.1 2.9
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 1,087 1,044 -43 -4.0 9,056 8,839 -217 -2.4 -9.8
Furniture and fixtures 510 518 8 1.6 3,865 3,975 110 2.8 6.4
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 2,270 2,225 -45 -2.0 17,087 17,811 724 4.2 5.5
Appliances 315 325 10 3.1 2,392 2,470 78 3.3 12.1
Cleaning products and toiletries 428 420 -8 -1.9 3,110 3,332 223 7.2 10.3
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,527 1,479 -47 -3.1 11,586 12,008 423 3.6 3.0
Special transactions trade 557 817 260 46.8 3,629 4,473 844 23.3 90.8
Other balance of payments adjustments 839 845 6 0.7 6,555 6,684 129 2.0 3.3
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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