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.
  August 2014 September 2014 Change September 2014 / September 2013
  millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 39,770 39,061 -709 -1.8 3.6
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 933 907 -27 -2.9 1.7
Energy products 3,156 2,593 -562 -17.8 -5.3
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 833 678 -155 -18.7 -8.6
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 3,617 3,167 -450 -12.4 12.3
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,414 3,223 -190 -5.6 11.6
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,631 1,678 47 2.9 8.5
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 3,408 3,582 174 5.1 7.0
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 5,704 6,061 357 6.3 4.2
Motor vehicles and parts 7,055 7,511 456 6.5 5.1
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,040 1,131 90 8.7 1.4
Consumer goods 7,305 6,995 -310 -4.2 -1.9
Special transactions trade 521 663 142 27.2 24.5
Other balance of payments adjustments 1,061 1,086 25 2.4 -8.0
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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