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.
  August 2014 September 2014 Change Year to date September 2014 / September 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 44,288 44,792 504 1.1 358,146 395,346 37,201 10.4 8.4
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 2,811 2,514 -296 -10.5 20,607 23,661 3,053 14.8 13.9
Farm and fishing products 2,325 2,055 -270 -11.6 16,290 19,220 2,930 18.0 17.0
Live animals 216 214 -2 -1.0 1,390 1,827 437 31.4 32.3
Wheat 811 608 -204 -25.1 4,998 6,146 1,148 23.0 6.6
Canola 540 423 -116 -21.6 3,039 4,077 1,038 34.1 40.5
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 163 160 -3 -2.0 1,380 1,522 142 10.3 -6.8
Other crop products 420 398 -22 -5.1 3,645 3,930 285 7.8 9.8
Other animal products 42 111 68 161.9 856 611 -244 -28.6 31.1
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 134 142 9 6.5 983 1,108 125 12.7 34.7
Food and tobacco intermediate products 485 459 -26 -5.4 4,317 4,441 124 2.9 1.7
Energy products 10,558 10,620 62 0.6 84,507 100,273 15,766 18.7 0.2
Crude oil and crude bitumen 7,787 7,857 70 0.9 60,458 71,893 11,435 18.9 1.2
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 1,300 1,371 71 5.5 9,254 14,561 5,307 57.4 43.1
Natural gas 1,116 1,182 66 5.9 7,927 12,740 4,813 60.7 39.7
Natural gas liquids and related products 184 189 5 2.5 1,327 1,822 495 37.3 68.8
Refined petroleum energy products 1,014 896 -118 -11.7 9,653 9,022 -631 -6.5 -30.9
Electricity 209 237 29 13.8 1,767 2,237 470 26.6 13.7
Other energy products 248 258 10 4.1 3,375 2,561 -814 -24.1 -30.4
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 1,509 1,631 121 8.0 13,377 13,882 505 3.8 6.4
Metal ores and concentrates 842 930 88 10.5 6,888 7,757 869 12.6 4.5
Iron ores and concentrates 325 352 28 8.5 3,222 3,337 115 3.6 -8.4
Copper ores and concentrates 254 393 138 54.3 2,152 2,699 547 25.4 41.5
Nickel ores and concentrates 0 32 32 100.0 1 72 71 11,900.0 10,566.7
Radioactive ores and concentrates 105 28 -77 -73.2 551 650 99 17.9 -70.7
Other metal ores and concentrates 157 124 -33 -20.8 962 999 37 3.9 -4.7
Non-metallic minerals 668 701 33 5.0 6,489 6,124 -364 -5.6 8.9
Potash 371 387 16 4.2 4,338 3,416 -922 -21.3 -0.5
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 28 28 0 -0.4 233 254 21 9.0 12.9
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 268 286 18 6.7 1,918 2,455 537 28.0 24.5
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 4,860 5,161 301 6.2 41,186 41,821 634 1.5 13.8
Intermediate metal products 3,832 4,120 288 7.5 33,193 33,021 -172 -0.5 14.3
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 698 695 -3 -0.5 5,311 6,054 743 14.0 19.4
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 687 662 -25 -3.7 5,541 5,663 122 2.2 1.9
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 158 180 23 14.4 1,208 1,374 166 13.8 17.4
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 349 499 150 42.9 3,233 3,487 254 7.9 59.2
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  August 2014 September 2014 Change Year to date September 2014 / September 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 1,565 1,675 110 7.0 14,886 13,156 -1,730 -11.6 7.0
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 201 207 6 2.9 1,560 1,675 116 7.4 11.9
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 174 203 28 16.3 1,455 1,612 157 10.8 28.3
Fabricated metal products 337 348 11 3.3 2,856 3,066 210 7.3 7.7
Non-metallic mineral products 164 165 1 0.5 1,314 1,449 135 10.3 10.2
Recyclable waste and scrap 526 527 1 0.2 3,824 4,285 461 12.1 15.1
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,055 2,996 -59 -1.9 26,180 26,450 270 1.0 5.0
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 1,877 1,761 -116 -6.2 16,443 15,837 -606 -3.7 -0.4
Basic chemicals 662 663 1 0.1 5,869 5,591 -278 -4.7 8.9
Dyes and pigments, petrochemicals 344 348 4 1.3 2,904 3,027 124 4.3 2.1
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 527 405 -122 -23.1 4,700 4,305 -396 -8.4 -19.8
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 344 345 0 0.1 2,971 2,914 -56 -1.9 10.0
Plastic and rubber products 1,178 1,235 57 4.8 9,737 10,613 876 9.0 14.0
Plastic resins 634 673 39 6.1 5,021 5,779 757 15.1 22.7
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 282 291 10 3.4 2,564 2,548 -16 -0.6 -1.2
Plastic and rubber finished products 262 271 9 3.4 2,151 2,286 135 6.3 12.6
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 3,038 3,112 74 2.4 24,975 27,302 2,327 9.3 9.9
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 56 82 26 47.1 650 668 18 2.8 0.6
Pulp and paper stock 1,076 1,096 21 1.9 9,094 9,889 795 8.7 6.3
Building and packaging materials 1,907 1,934 27 1.4 15,230 16,745 1,514 9.9 12.6
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 1,078 1,089 11 1.0 8,585 9,402 818 9.5 15.2
Asphalt and asphalt products 123 116 -6 -5.1 991 993 2 0.3 -13.8
Other building materials and supplies 466 479 13 2.9 3,631 4,139 508 14.0 17.7
Prefabricated buildings and components 15 20 5 32.5 161 161 0 -0.2 10.5
Packaging materials and containers 226 229 3 1.4 1,864 2,050 186 10.0 8.0
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,408 2,423 14 0.6 19,906 21,595 1,689 8.5 8.6
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,408 2,423 14 0.6 19,906 21,595 1,689 8.5 8.6
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 114 112 -2 -2.1 981 1,025 44 4.5 -1.2
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 111 121 10 9.0 1,055 1,087 31 3.0 13.6
Metalworking machinery 20 20 0 1.0 209 212 4 1.8 -25.4
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  August 2014 September 2014 Change Year to date September 2014 / September 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Commercial and service industry machinery 219 210 -9 -4.2 1,966 2,066 100 5.1 -14.3
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 306 310 5 1.6 2,715 2,767 51 1.9 13.7
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 131 140 9 7.2 981 1,177 196 20.0 18.8
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 764 782 19 2.4 5,753 6,567 814 14.2 20.9
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 744 727 -17 -2.3 6,246 6,694 448 7.2 3.6
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 2,008 2,024 16 0.8 16,977 17,841 864 5.1 9.2
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 186 165 -21 -11.4 1,488 1,564 76 5.1 -1.7
Communications and audio and video equipment 490 477 -13 -2.6 4,251 4,352 101 2.4 8.9
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 1,332 1,382 50 3.7 11,238 11,925 687 6.1 10.7
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 450 454 3 0.7 3,700 3,990 289 7.8 8.1
Electrical components 381 374 -7 -1.9 2,989 3,322 333 11.1 10.1
Electronic and electrical parts 501 555 54 10.8 4,548 4,613 65 1.4 13.5
Motor vehicles and parts 6,039 6,402 364 6.0 50,762 55,025 4,263 8.4 10.4
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,966 4,307 342 8.6 34,681 36,636 1,954 5.6 9.1
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 250 265 15 6.1 1,816 2,224 408 22.4 24.6
Tires, motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,824 1,830 7 0.4 14,264 16,166 1,901 13.3 11.6
Tires 180 180 1 0.4 1,688 1,662 -27 -1.6 -1.5
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,644 1,650 6 0.4 12,576 14,504 1,928 15.3 13.2
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 2,178 1,724 -455 -20.9 13,132 15,430 2,298 17.5 8.5
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,866 1,517 -350 -18.7 11,301 13,380 2,078 18.4 9.9
Aircraft 1,074 679 -396 -36.8 5,365 6,412 1,046 19.5 5.0
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 792 838 46 5.8 5,936 6,968 1,032 17.4 14.3
Other transportation equipment and parts 312 207 -105 -33.7 1,831 2,050 219 12.0 -0.5
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 172 46 -126 -73.2 396 477 81 20.3 0.2
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 117 138 21 18.0 1,236 1,345 109 8.8 0.1
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 23 23 -1 -2.6 198 228 30 15.1 -5.4
Consumer goods 4,882 5,202 320 6.6 38,719 43,535 4,816 12.4 17.6
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,124 2,240 116 5.5 17,133 19,058 1,925 11.2 13.4
Meat products 552 598 46 8.3 4,190 5,110 919 21.9 25.1
Prepared and packaged seafood products 300 314 14 4.6 2,502 2,740 239 9.5 6.3
Dairy products 24 24 -1 -2.9 197 236 39 19.6 -14.2
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  August 2014 September 2014 Change Year to date September 2014 / September 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages, ice 11 10 -1 -5.5 132 97 -35 -26.5 -24.3
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices, frozen fruit 33 38 5 14.8 326 301 -25 -7.7 16.6
Coffee and tea 47 45 -2 -4.7 390 403 13 3.3 -7.3
Other food products 1,001 1,039 38 3.8 7,900 8,642 743 9.4 14.3
Alcoholic beverages 75 88 13 17.1 771 756 -15 -2.0 1.9
Tobacco products 9 10 1 10.5 88 84 -3 -3.8 -28.0
Animal feed 72 76 4 4.8 637 689 52 8.1 4.3
Clothing, footwear and textile products 383 387 4 1.2 3,147 3,410 263 8.3 9.5
Clothing, footwear and accessories 201 204 3 1.5 1,592 1,800 208 13.1 10.7
Fabric, fibre and yarn, leather and dressed furs 106 108 2 2.0 913 944 31 3.4 7.0
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 76 75 -1 -1.1 642 667 24 3.8 10.3
Paper and published products 361 372 11 3.0 3,003 3,309 306 10.2 12.1
Converted paper and paper products 288 293 5 1.7 2,330 2,601 270 11.6 11.8
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 73 79 6 8.0 672 708 36 5.3 13.2
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 808 922 114 14.1 4,457 6,543 2,086 46.8 71.0
Furniture and fixtures 400 416 16 4.0 3,196 3,571 375 11.7 15.4
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 806 866 59 7.4 7,782 7,644 -138 -1.8 0.5
Appliances 30 22 -8 -26.7 443 372 -72 -16.2 -54.5
Cleaning products and toiletries 222 233 11 5.1 1,851 2,042 191 10.3 10.9
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 554 611 56 10.2 5,488 5,230 -258 -4.7 1.3
Special transactions trade 168 190 22 13.1 1,804 1,696 -107 -5.9 -12.7
Other balance of payments adjustments 773 793 20 2.6 6,014 6,836 822 13.7 18.9
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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