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.
  November  2013 December  2013 Change Year to date December 2013 / December 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 40,896 41,381 485 1.2 474,544 486,477 11,932 2.5 7.1
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 1,095 1,077 -18 -1.6 12,314 13,146 832 6.8 2.8
Farm and fishing products 841 842 1 0.1 9,107 9,984 877 9.6 10.4
Live animals 15 16 1 3.9 185 200 15 8.3 3.9
Wheat 1 4 3 337.5 33 20 -13 -38.9 -23.9
Canola 8 6 -2 -20.0 141 114 -27 -18.9 -9.9
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 594 581 -14 -2.3 6,295 6,995 701 11.1 12.1
Other crop products 129 128 0 -0.3 1,656 1,578 -78 -4.7 -13.5
Other animal products 43 46 2 5.8 275 499 224 81.6 55.8
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 51 61 10 20.6 523 578 55 10.4 54.7
Food and tobacco intermediate products 254 236 -19 -7.4 3,206 3,161 -45 -1.4 -17.7
Energy products 3,222 3,949 727 22.6 45,770 43,993 -1,777 -3.9 3.3
Crude oil and crude bitumen 1,836 2,398 563 30.7 30,858 26,501 -4,356 -14.1 -8.1
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 455 320 -136 -29.8 3,814 5,158 1,344 35.2 -22.2
Natural gas 326 211 -115 -35.3 2,762 3,807 1,044 37.8 -26.5
Natural gas liquids and related products 130 109 -21 -16.0 1,052 1,351 299 28.4 -12.4
Refined petroleum energy products 832 1,103 271 32.6 9,641 11,030 1,388 14.4 58.1
Electricity 28 28 0 0.0 232 339 107 46.3 14.3
Other energy products 71 100 30 41.9 1,225 965 -260 -21.2 24.3
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 904 1,071 167 18.5 10,041 11,529 1,488 14.8 26.8
Metal ores and concentrates 828 987 159 19.2 9,375 10,695 1,320 14.1 25.1
Iron ores and concentrates 89 77 -12 -13.3 900 908 8 0.9 24.9
Copper ores and concentrates 13 80 67 513.0 606 362 -244 -40.2 11.5
Nickel ores and concentrates 45 62 17 37.3 970 733 -237 -24.4 -1.6
Radioactive ores and concentrates 106 35 -71 -67.3 872 921 49 5.6 48.3
Other metal ores and concentrates 574 733 158 27.6 6,027 7,770 1,743 28.9 28.9
Non-metallic minerals 76 84 8 10.0 665 834 169 25.4 50.7
Potash 0 1 0 75.0 9 7 -2 -22.8 40.0
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 44 50 6 13.5 426 498 72 16.9 41.6
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 31 33 1 4.5 230 329 99 43.1 67.7
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 3,326 3,342 16 0.5 43,489 40,034 -3,455 -7.9 -4.9
Intermediate metal products 1,951 1,995 44 2.3 27,172 24,069 -3,103 -11.4 -10.0
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 954 906 -48 -5.0 12,459 11,257 -1,202 -9.7 -9.5
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 208 215 6 3.0 2,301 2,367 66 2.9 21.6
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 60 6 -54 -89.4 184 477 293 159.7 56.1
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 2 10 8 326.1 105 111 6 5.6 81.5
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 544 676 132 24.3 9,787 7,634 -2,153 -22.0 -17.1
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 28 24 -4 -15.2 255 252 -2 -1.0 22.6
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 154 158 5 3.0 2,082 1,971 -111 -5.3 -18.4
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November  2013 December  2013 Change Year to date December 2013 / December 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Fabricated metal products 703 685 -18 -2.6 7,978 8,016 38 0.5 6.8
Non-metallic mineral products 478 465 -13 -2.6 5,137 5,436 298 5.8 13.3
Recyclable waste and scrap 195 197 2 1.2 3,202 2,513 -689 -21.5 -20.7
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,254 3,509 255 7.8 38,085 40,756 2,671 7.0 19.2
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 1,834 2,163 329 17.9 22,224 24,421 2,196 9.9 28.1
Basic chemicals 783 743 -40 -5.1 8,329 8,892 563 6.8 4.1
Dyes and pigments; petrochemicals 124 118 -7 -5.4 1,351 1,436 85 6.3 -15.5
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 354 778 425 120.1 6,307 7,255 948 15.0 176.0
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 574 524 -50 -8.6 6,237 6,838 601 9.6 -5.3
Plastic and rubber products 1,420 1,346 -74 -5.2 15,860 16,335 474 3.0 7.2
Plastic resins 558 559 1 0.1 6,283 6,529 246 3.9 15.0
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 377 336 -41 -10.8 4,292 4,236 -56 -1.3 -1.8
Plastic and rubber finished products 485 451 -34 -7.0 5,285 5,569 284 5.4 5.5
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,807 1,780 -27 -1.5 20,468 21,021 552 2.7 8.8
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 27 25 -3 -10.2 295 317 22 7.5 10.8
Pulp and paper stock 219 215 -4 -2.0 2,546 2,632 86 3.4 4.8
Building and packaging materials 1,560 1,540 -20 -1.3 17,628 18,071 444 2.5 9.4
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 237 235 -2 -0.7 2,612 2,724 112 4.3 7.7
Asphalt and asphalt products 54 67 13 25.0 700 583 -117 -16.7 66.8
Other building materials and supplies 923 894 -29 -3.1 10,612 10,818 206 1.9 5.2
Prefabricated buildings and components 52 49 -2 -4.8 577 557 -20 -3.4 4.7
Packaging materials and containers 295 294 -1 -0.3 3,127 3,390 263 8.4 16.5
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,952 3,860 -92 -2.3 45,204 45,350 147 0.3 11.4
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,952 3,860 -92 -2.3 45,204 45,350 147 0.3 11.4
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 392 358 -34 -8.7 3,751 3,987 236 6.3 19.2
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 498 480 -18 -3.5 7,250 6,118 -1,133 -15.6 5.7
Metalworking machinery 80 80 0 0.5 1,085 1,044 -40 -3.7 -14.9
Commercial and service industry machinery 203 184 -18 -9.0 2,329 2,360 31 1.3 7.0
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 436 432 -5 -1.1 4,474 4,980 506 11.3 14.6
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 238 246 9 3.7 2,625 2,875 250 9.5 14.2
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 1,263 1,301 38 3.0 13,672 14,083 411 3.0 24.8
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 842 778 -64 -7.6 10,018 9,904 -114 -1.1 -3.8
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 4,789 4,613 -176 -3.7 55,498 56,498 1,001 1.8 1.2
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 922 904 -19 -2.0 10,143 10,240 97 1.0 3.8
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November  2013 December  2013 Change Year to date December 2013 / December 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Communications and audio and video equipment 1,461 1,449 -12 -0.8 17,934 17,786 -148 -0.8 -1.5
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 2,405 2,260 -145 -6.0 27,420 28,472 1,052 3.8 2.1
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 895 822 -73 -8.2 10,460 10,323 -138 -1.3 -3.3
Electrical components 801 752 -49 -6.1 8,771 9,110 338 3.9 4.4
Electronic and electrical parts 709 686 -23 -3.2 8,188 9,039 851 10.4 6.6
Motor vehicles and parts 7,359 7,201 -159 -2.2 82,814 84,956 2,142 2.6 7.6
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,117 3,080 -38 -1.2 34,050 36,264 2,215 6.5 9.4
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 762 703 -58 -7.6 10,031 9,916 -115 -1.1 -13.0
Tires; motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,480 3,418 -63 -1.8 38,734 38,776 43 0.1 11.3
Tires 312 322 10 3.3 3,783 3,601 -182 -4.8 5.2
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,169 3,096 -73 -2.3 34,950 35,175 225 0.6 12.0
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,458 1,325 -134 -9.2 12,725 14,893 2,167 17.0 6.7
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,019 951 -67 -6.6 8,930 10,376 1,446 16.2 7.6
Aircraft 286 278 -8 -2.8 1,770 2,232 462 26.1 20.4
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 733 673 -59 -8.1 7,161 8,144 983 13.7 3.1
Other transportation equipment and parts 440 374 -66 -15.0 3,795 4,516 722 19.0 4.3
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 106 63 -43 -40.3 811 1,151 340 41.9 -44.6
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 185 186 1 0.8 1,945 2,104 159 8.2 12.8
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 149 124 -25 -16.6 1,039 1,261 223 21.4 57.2
Consumer goods 8,297 8,279 -18 -0.2 93,016 97,742 4,726 5.1 8.3
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,034 2,014 -20 -1.0 22,593 24,088 1,495 6.6 8.1
Meat products 292 283 -10 -3.4 3,512 3,629 118 3.3 -9.9
Prepared and packaged seafood products 191 210 19 10.0 2,074 2,259 185 8.9 26.5
Dairy products 72 76 4 5.4 808 936 128 15.9 15.9
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages; ice 66 75 9 13.2 710 783 73 10.2 30.9
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices; frozen fruit 86 81 -6 -6.5 1,020 1,038 18 1.7 -4.3
Coffee and tea 94 95 2 1.7 1,156 1,117 -39 -3.4 15.0
Other food products 750 748 -2 -0.3 8,033 8,726 692 8.6 12.4
Alcoholic beverages 321 285 -36 -11.2 3,504 3,706 202 5.8 1.1
Tobacco products 79 81 2 2.0 895 939 44 4.9 7.2
Animal feed 83 82 -1 -1.6 879 953 74 8.5 13.6
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November  2013 December  2013 Change Year to date December 2013 / December 2012
2012 2013 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Clothing, footwear and textile products 1,619 1,584 -35 -2.2 17,192 18,482 1,290 7.5 9.6
Clothing, footwear and accessories 1,226 1,199 -27 -2.2 12,763 13,907 1,144 9.0 9.8
Fabric, fibre and yarn; leather and dressed furs 163 158 -5 -3.1 1,834 1,850 16 0.9 10.2
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 230 227 -4 -1.5 2,595 2,725 130 5.0 7.9
Paper and published products 733 720 -13 -1.8 8,540 8,696 156 1.8 4.2
Converted paper and paper products 376 354 -22 -5.8 4,012 4,266 254 6.3 6.5
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 356 365 9 2.4 4,528 4,430 -98 -2.2 2.1
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 1,059 1,139 81 7.6 13,424 13,455 31 0.2 7.9
Furniture and fixtures 520 501 -18 -3.5 5,771 6,047 276 4.8 7.4
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 2,332 2,320 -12 -0.5 25,495 26,974 1,479 5.8 9.3
Appliances 335 326 -9 -2.7 3,559 3,764 206 5.8 8.1
Cleaning products and toiletries 432 432 -1 -0.1 4,644 5,014 370 8.0 9.4
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,565 1,562 -3 -0.2 17,292 18,195 903 5.2 9.5
Special transactions trade 590 552 -38 -6.4 5,325 6,526 1,202 22.6 31.0
Other balance of payments adjustments 843 824 -20 -2.3 9,797 10,032 236 2.4 2.8
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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