Table 8
Imports by commodity section, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Constant dollars, 2007

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Imports by commodity section, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Constant dollars, 2007
Table summary
This table displays merchandise imports by commodity section, on a balance of payments basis, by seasonal adjustment, constant dollars. The row headers identify commodity sections. The column headers provide information on imports by month, and change, in millions of dollars, and also change, in percent.
  July  2013 August  2013 Change August 2013 / August 2012
  millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 37,483 38,109 626 1.7 3.3
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 926 865 -60 -6.5 -3.3
Energy products 2,552 2,768 216 8.5 -12.3
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 758 677 -81 -10.7 31.5
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 2,985 2,913 -72 -2.4 -0.4
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,420 3,295 -124 -3.6 18.7
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,551 1,575 24 1.5 -3.6
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,325 3,402 78 2.3 -3.8
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 5,587 5,587 0 0.0 7.8
Motor vehicles and parts 6,829 6,953 124 1.8 2.6
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 929 1,188 259 27.9 38.4
Consumer goods 6,975 6,968 -7 -0.1 -0.1
Special transactions trade 520 756 236 45.3 87.6
Other balance of payments adjustments 1,331 1,341 10 0.7 -2.7
Source(s):
Statistics Canada. Table 228-0061 - Merchandise imports and exports, balance of payments-based, seasonally adjusted, Fisher formula, by North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), monthly (chained (2007) dollars), CANSIM (database).
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