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 2014 December 2014 Change Year to date December 2014 / December 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 43,719 44,704 984 2.3 486,487 523,393 36,906 7.6 7.7
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 1,258 1,359 101 8.0 13,148 15,109 1,960 14.9 25.2
Farm and fishing products 986 1,080 94 9.5 9,983 11,630 1,647 16.5 27.0
Live animals 16 19 3 16.2 200 211 11 5.6 15.5
Wheat 6 6 1 12.3 20 35 15 73.9 82.9
Canola 10 17 7 71.4 114 122 8 7.0 124.0
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 644 700 56 8.8 6,993 7,673 679 9.7 20.6
Other crop products 183 206 23 12.4 1,578 2,097 520 32.9 55.0
Other animal products 58 64 6 10.0 499 793 294 58.8 28.0
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 69 67 -1 -2.0 578 698 121 20.9 13.1
Food and tobacco intermediate products 272 279 7 2.7 3,166 3,479 313 9.9 19.0
Energy products 3,182 3,478 295 9.3 43,724 43,292 -433 -1.0 -7.5
Crude oil and crude bitumen 1,568 1,885 316 20.2 26,268 22,631 -3,637 -13.8 -13.8
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 545 602 57 10.5 5,156 7,042 1,886 36.6 79.7
Natural gas 298 323 25 8.3 3,806 4,897 1,091 28.7 44.8
Natural gas liquids and related products 247 279 32 13.1 1,350 2,144 794 58.8 149.4
Refined petroleum energy products 943 883 -60 -6.4 10,968 11,989 1,020 9.3 -18.5
Electricity 31 31 0 0.0 367 626 259 70.5 -44.7
Other energy products 94 76 -18 -19.5 965 1,004 39 4.0 -21.5
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 947 800 -147 -15.6 11,530 10,845 -685 -5.9 -17.3
Metal ores and concentrates 871 702 -169 -19.4 10,697 9,796 -902 -8.4 -20.4
Iron ores and concentrates 82 114 32 39.7 908 1,134 225 24.8 38.7
Copper ores and concentrates 26 30 5 19.6 362 366 4 1.0 -52.9
Nickel ores and concentrates 46 112 66 143.7 733 754 21 2.9 80.2
Radioactive ores and concentrates 48 51 3 6.7 921 424 -496 -53.9 47.8
Other metal ores and concentrates 670 394 -276 -41.2 7,772 7,117 -655 -8.4 -38.2
Non-metallic minerals 76 98 22 28.3 833 1,050 217 26.1 15.7
Potash 2 1 -2 -62.5 7 11 4 52.1 28.6
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 58 54 -4 -6.5 497 645 148 29.8 6.7
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 16 42 27 172.4 328 393 65 19.7 28.8
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 3,962 4,206 244 6.1 40,041 46,163 6,122 15.3 23.9
Intermediate metal products 2,473 2,661 187 7.6 24,072 28,750 4,678 19.4 30.7
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 1,218 1,256 38 3.1 11,256 13,556 2,300 20.4 37.4
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 212 246 34 15.9 2,371 2,620 250 10.5 14.5
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 77 41 -36 -46.7 477 711 234 49.1 537.5
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 29 32 3 9.0 111 439 328 294.6 219.2
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 781 926 145 18.6 7,622 9,352 1,730 22.7 31.3
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 27 30 3 10.7 252 313 61 24.1 25.1
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 129 131 2 1.2 1,982 1,758 -224 -11.3 -18.9
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November 2014 December 2014 Change Year to date December 2014 / December 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Fabricated metal products 738 756 18 2.5 8,016 8,735 719 9.0 8.9
Non-metallic mineral products 511 537 25 5.0 5,440 5,917 477 8.8 14.5
Recyclable waste and scrap 240 252 12 5.2 2,514 2,761 247 9.8 28.3
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,686 3,776 90 2.4 40,821 44,653 3,831 9.4 6.8
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 2,139 2,211 72 3.4 24,476 26,619 2,143 8.8 1.7
Basic chemicals 858 822 -36 -4.2 8,946 9,689 742 8.3 10.2
Dyes and pigments, petrochemicals 113 123 10 8.9 1,434 1,539 105 7.3 7.7
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 632 595 -38 -5.9 7,258 8,206 948 13.1 -23.7
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 536 671 135 25.2 6,837 7,186 348 5.1 25.5
Plastic and rubber products 1,547 1,565 18 1.2 16,346 18,034 1,688 10.3 14.9
Plastic resins 652 651 -1 -0.2 6,535 7,430 895 13.7 14.7
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 381 392 11 2.8 4,240 4,596 357 8.4 15.5
Plastic and rubber finished products 514 522 9 1.7 5,571 6,007 436 7.8 14.8
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,919 1,996 77 4.0 21,031 22,826 1,796 8.5 11.4
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 25 30 5 18.1 319 343 24 7.5 14.9
Pulp and paper stock 227 248 21 9.3 2,633 2,802 169 6.4 14.6
Building and packaging materials 1,666 1,718 51 3.1 18,079 19,682 1,602 8.9 10.9
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 257 269 12 4.5 2,724 2,980 256 9.4 14.7
Asphalt and asphalt products 45 42 -4 -8.0 583 593 11 1.8 -32.1
Other building materials and supplies 1,000 1,040 40 4.0 10,824 11,722 898 8.3 14.9
Prefabricated buildings and components 46 44 -3 -5.6 557 606 50 8.9 -12.2
Packaging materials and containers 318 324 6 1.9 3,391 3,780 389 11.5 8.5
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 4,319 4,301 -18 -0.4 45,392 50,916 5,525 12.2 9.7
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 4,319 4,301 -18 -0.4 45,392 50,916 5,525 12.2 9.7
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 281 277 -4 -1.5 3,989 3,870 -119 -3.0 -17.9
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 552 523 -30 -5.3 6,124 6,320 197 3.2 6.0
Metalworking machinery 88 102 14 16.3 1,044 1,069 25 2.4 27.6
Commercial and service industry machinery 222 215 -7 -3.1 2,361 2,642 281 11.9 14.9
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 466 453 -14 -3.0 4,978 5,395 417 8.4 4.3
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 285 287 2 0.6 2,876 3,241 364 12.7 13.8
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 1,503 1,532 29 1.9 14,106 17,454 3,349 23.7 13.9
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 920 912 -8 -0.9 9,915 10,926 1,011 10.2 15.5
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 4,754 4,856 102 2.1 56,570 58,632 2,062 3.6 4.3
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 909 900 -9 -1.0 10,258 10,926 668 6.5 -1.4
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November 2014 December 2014 Change Year to date December 2014 / December 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Communications and audio and video equipment 1,335 1,511 176 13.2 17,793 18,096 303 1.7 3.2
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 2,510 2,445 -65 -2.6 28,519 29,610 1,091 3.8 7.3
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 926 904 -22 -2.4 10,334 10,828 494 4.8 8.9
Electrical components 865 859 -6 -0.7 9,142 10,266 1,124 12.3 11.9
Electronic and electrical parts 718 682 -36 -5.1 9,043 8,516 -527 -5.8 0.3
Motor vehicles and parts 7,812 8,073 261 3.3 85,004 90,400 5,396 6.3 12.6
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,474 3,546 72 2.1 36,276 39,779 3,503 9.7 14.2
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 890 911 21 2.3 9,919 10,223 304 3.1 29.8
Tires, motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,448 3,616 168 4.9 38,809 40,399 1,590 4.1 7.5
Tires 310 309 -2 -0.5 3,602 3,775 174 4.8 -3.5
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,137 3,307 170 5.4 35,207 36,623 1,416 4.0 8.6
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,413 1,352 -61 -4.3 14,933 16,893 1,960 13.1 1.0
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,047 969 -78 -7.5 10,408 12,544 2,136 20.5 0.2
Aircraft 265 224 -41 -15.4 2,238 3,502 1,264 56.5 -17.3
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 782 744 -37 -4.8 8,170 9,042 872 10.7 7.0
Other transportation equipment and parts 366 383 17 4.7 4,525 4,350 -175 -3.9 3.3
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 49 100 52 106.4 1,159 1,012 -147 -12.7 58.8
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 177 186 8 4.8 2,105 2,181 76 3.6 -0.1
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 140 97 -43 -30.6 1,261 1,156 -105 -8.3 -20.4
Consumer goods 8,992 9,007 14 0.2 97,533 106,174 8,641 8.9 8.2
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,217 2,254 38 1.7 23,896 26,221 2,325 9.7 11.9
Meat products 355 365 10 2.9 3,629 3,997 368 10.1 28.2
Prepared and packaged seafood products 223 231 8 3.7 2,258 2,493 235 10.4 8.5
Dairy products 85 78 -7 -8.1 936 1,070 134 14.3 2.6
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages, ice 76 78 3 3.6 783 898 115 14.7 8.6
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices, frozen fruit 91 91 1 0.8 1,038 1,092 54 5.2 12.0
Coffee and tea 103 102 -1 -0.8 1,117 1,182 65 5.8 7.6
Other food products 826 859 32 3.9 8,726 9,880 1,154 13.2 13.5
Alcoholic beverages 311 300 -11 -3.6 3,707 3,844 138 3.7 4.3
Tobacco products 64 63 -1 -0.9 748 743 -5 -0.7 -4.4
Animal feed 84 87 3 3.1 953 1,021 68 7.1 5.7
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November 2014 December 2014 Change Year to date December 2014 / December 2013
2013 2014 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Clothing, footwear and textile products 1,726 1,691 -35 -2.0 18,493 20,184 1,692 9.1 5.7
Clothing, footwear and accessories 1,303 1,262 -41 -3.1 13,916 15,243 1,327 9.5 4.3
Fabric, fibre and yarn, leather and dressed furs 174 179 5 3.0 1,851 2,028 177 9.6 11.9
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 249 250 1 0.3 2,726 2,913 187 6.9 8.9
Paper and published products 722 728 6 0.8 8,698 8,687 -11 -0.1 1.3
Converted paper and paper products 373 383 9 2.5 4,269 4,512 244 5.7 7.3
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 348 345 -4 -1.1 4,430 4,175 -255 -5.8 -4.6
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 1,328 1,299 -29 -2.2 13,436 15,044 1,608 12.0 12.5
Furniture and fixtures 546 563 16 3.0 6,024 6,566 542 9.0 12.9
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 2,453 2,472 19 0.8 26,986 29,472 2,486 9.2 5.7
Appliances 336 339 3 0.9 3,767 4,049 282 7.5 2.7
Cleaning products and toiletries 467 473 6 1.3 5,012 5,366 355 7.1 9.7
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,650 1,660 10 0.6 18,208 20,057 1,849 10.2 5.2
Special transactions trade 608 610 2 0.3 6,714 7,039 325 4.8 -16.1
Other balance of payments adjustments 867 891 23 2.7 10,044 10,450 405 4.0 7.3
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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