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.
  February  2015 March  2015 Change Year to date March 2015 / March 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 42,333 42,497 164 0.4 128,511 128,176 -335 -0.3 -3.1
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 2,667 2,650 -18 -0.7 7,252 8,038 786 10.8 5.4
Farm and fishing products 2,182 2,166 -17 -0.8 5,784 6,550 766 13.2 6.7
Live animals 230 226 -4 -1.5 564 654 90 16.0 14.8
Wheat 694 776 82 11.8 1,828 2,202 375 20.5 19.6
Canola 310 338 28 9.2 1,104 974 -130 -11.8 -19.8
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 173 174 1 0.5 526 520 -6 -1.0 1.6
Other crop products 478 479 1 0.2 1,253 1,526 273 21.8 5.1
Other animal products 141 15 -125 -89.1 167 197 30 18.0 -52.3
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 157 157 0 -0.1 342 476 134 39.2 51.4
Food and tobacco intermediate products 485 484 -1 -0.2 1,468 1,488 20 1.4 0.2
Energy products 7,570 6,893 -676 -8.9 35,236 22,048 -13,188 -37.4 -43.7
Crude oil and crude bitumen 4,392 4,275 -117 -2.7 23,748 13,554 -10,195 -42.9 -48.9
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 1,350 1,210 -140 -10.4 6,383 3,739 -2,644 -41.4 -43.9
Natural gas 1,243 1,041 -202 -16.2 5,716 3,330 -2,386 -41.7 -46.2
Natural gas liquids and related products 107 169 62 58.2 668 409 -258 -38.7 -22.8
Refined petroleum energy products 1,217 855 -362 -29.7 3,165 3,006 -160 -5.0 -21.2
Electricity 341 272 -69 -20.4 948 859 -89 -9.4 -5.5
Other energy products 270 281 11 4.2 990 890 -100 -10.1 -16.9
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 1,582 1,699 117 7.4 4,441 4,888 447 10.1 23.4
Metal ores and concentrates 715 806 91 12.7 2,572 2,266 -306 -11.9 4.4
Iron ores and concentrates 374 367 -8 -2.0 1,123 1,018 -105 -9.3 45.1
Copper ores and concentrates 188 302 114 60.7 868 836 -31 -3.6 -7.2
Nickel ores and concentrates 35 0 -35 0.0 0 35 35 ... ...
Radioactive ores and concentrates 17 33 16 99.4 287 116 -172 -59.8 -69.6
Other metal ores and concentrates 101 103 2 2.5 293 261 -33 -11.1 22.5
Non-metallic minerals 867 893 26 3.0 1,870 2,622 752 40.2 47.7
Potash 569 540 -29 -5.1 1,031 1,666 635 61.6 62.2
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 30 31 2 5.0 84 94 10 12.2 21.8
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 268 321 53 19.8 755 862 107 14.2 30.7
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 4,969 4,962 -7 -0.1 13,088 15,011 1,923 14.7 5.4
Intermediate metal products 3,957 3,987 30 0.8 10,247 12,052 1,804 17.6 6.9
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 768 729 -40 -5.2 1,951 2,240 289 14.8 12.0
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 696 687 -9 -1.3 1,707 2,067 360 21.1 16.5
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 104 227 122 117.0 513 491 -22 -4.2 40.0
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 408 476 68 16.8 982 1,369 387 39.4 26.3
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  February  2015 March  2015 Change Year to date March 2015 / March 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 1,612 1,481 -131 -8.1 4,074 4,736 662 16.2 -7.2
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 210 213 3 1.4 505 638 133 26.4 23.7
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 158 174 16 10.3 516 510 -6 -1.1 -4.0
Fabricated metal products 373 384 10 2.7 999 1,127 128 12.8 12.8
Non-metallic mineral products 186 183 -3 -1.8 467 549 82 17.5 16.8
Recyclable waste and scrap 452 408 -44 -9.6 1,375 1,284 -91 -6.6 -15.1
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 2,871 3,025 154 5.3 8,836 8,837 2 0.0 4.8
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 1,556 1,723 166 10.7 5,261 4,907 -355 -6.7 2.5
Basic chemicals 641 645 4 0.6 1,802 1,915 113 6.2 7.3
Dyes and pigments, petrochemicals 240 213 -27 -11.3 1,022 749 -273 -26.7 -36.5
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 320 494 174 54.5 1,496 1,173 -323 -21.6 15.7
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 356 371 15 4.3 941 1,070 129 13.8 17.1
Plastic and rubber products 1,315 1,302 -13 -1.0 3,574 3,930 356 10.0 7.8
Plastic resins 706 700 -6 -0.9 1,923 2,109 186 9.7 9.7
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 317 316 0 -0.1 921 958 36 3.9 -1.4
Plastic and rubber finished products 292 286 -6 -2.2 730 864 134 18.3 14.9
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 3,259 3,377 118 3.6 8,660 9,932 1,272 14.7 25.0
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 71 85 14 19.9 230 228 -2 -1.0 20.1
Pulp and paper stock 1,103 1,185 83 7.5 3,180 3,420 239 7.5 20.6
Building and packaging materials 2,085 2,107 21 1.0 5,249 6,284 1,035 19.7 27.9
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 1,143 1,162 19 1.7 2,873 3,469 597 20.8 39.3
Asphalt and asphalt products 111 119 8 7.5 335 344 10 2.9 -2.7
Other building materials and supplies 547 548 2 0.3 1,320 1,633 313 23.7 22.4
Prefabricated buildings and components 20 18 -2 -8.4 59 61 2 3.1 -2.6
Packaging materials and containers 264 258 -6 -2.4 663 777 114 17.2 15.7
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,688 2,674 -14 -0.5 6,941 8,025 1,085 15.6 10.9
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,688 2,674 -14 -0.5 6,941 8,025 1,085 15.6 10.9
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 97 99 2 2.6 325 294 -30 -9.4 -17.0
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 133 139 6 4.4 360 417 57 15.7 16.1
Metalworking machinery 27 19 -8 -29.6 72 66 -6 -8.3 -13.6
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  February  2015 March  2015 Change Year to date March 2015 / March 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Commercial and service industry machinery 243 247 4 1.6 688 730 42 6.2 -1.9
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 343 334 -10 -2.8 916 1,016 100 10.9 4.6
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 166 160 -6 -3.7 379 498 119 31.3 23.5
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 873 880 7 0.8 2,000 2,610 609 30.5 28.9
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 806 797 -10 -1.2 2,201 2,395 194 8.8 3.9
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 2,347 2,294 -52 -2.2 5,716 6,894 1,178 20.6 21.0
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 196 196 0 -0.1 520 581 61 11.7 18.2
Communications and audio and video equipment 641 620 -21 -3.2 1,365 1,836 471 34.5 41.3
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 1,510 1,478 -31 -2.1 3,831 4,476 646 16.9 14.5
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 501 509 7 1.5 1,288 1,509 220 17.1 20.8
Electrical components 425 431 5 1.3 1,074 1,273 198 18.5 20.5
Electronic and electrical parts 583 539 -44 -7.6 1,468 1,695 227 15.5 5.3
Motor vehicles and parts 5,910 6,602 692 11.7 17,000 19,442 2,443 14.4 12.9
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,705 4,376 672 18.1 11,254 12,931 1,677 14.9 14.8
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 307 301 -6 -1.8 680 917 237 34.9 26.2
Tires, motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,898 1,925 26 1.4 5,066 5,595 529 10.4 7.2
Tires 180 185 6 3.2 552 554 1 0.2 -0.4
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 1,719 1,740 21 1.2 4,513 5,041 528 11.7 8.1
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 2,188 1,970 -218 -10.0 4,618 6,202 1,583 34.3 17.7
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,962 1,738 -223 -11.4 3,972 5,530 1,558 39.2 20.0
Aircraft 1,115 856 -260 -23.3 1,734 2,963 1,229 70.8 26.3
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 846 883 36 4.3 2,238 2,567 330 14.7 14.4
Other transportation equipment and parts 226 232 5 2.4 646 671 25 3.8 3.3
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 76 97 20 26.4 136 247 111 81.6 139.4
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 132 116 -16 -12.1 439 366 -72 -16.5 -28.4
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 18 19 1 6.7 72 58 -14 -19.2 -13.5
Consumer goods 5,291 5,337 46 0.9 13,947 15,839 1,892 13.6 13.8
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,320 2,297 -23 -1.0 6,089 6,890 802 13.2 12.3
Meat products 586 585 0 -0.1 1,583 1,754 171 10.8 4.0
Prepared and packaged seafood products 333 302 -31 -9.2 914 986 72 7.9 -2.9
Dairy products 18 18 0 1.1 91 52 -38 -42.2 -32.7
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  February  2015 March  2015 Change Year to date March 2015 / March 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages, ice 12 11 -2 -13.1 38 32 -5 -13.6 -9.4
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices, frozen fruit 35 38 2 6.8 103 109 6 5.3 16.8
Coffee and tea 48 52 4 9.4 131 146 15 11.3 19.7
Other food products 1,109 1,093 -16 -1.4 2,717 3,251 534 19.7 21.9
Alcoholic beverages 89 100 11 12.1 259 279 20 7.9 34.0
Tobacco products 11 10 0 -4.7 26 32 5 20.7 14.8
Animal feed 79 87 8 10.3 228 249 21 9.1 12.4
Clothing, footwear and textile products 417 424 7 1.7 1,092 1,267 175 16.1 17.6
Clothing, footwear and accessories 225 230 5 2.3 569 693 124 21.7 20.7
Fabric, fibre and yarn, leather and dressed furs 113 117 4 3.1 310 339 30 9.6 19.8
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 79 77 -2 -2.0 213 235 22 10.5 6.3
Paper and published products 404 411 7 1.8 1,072 1,227 154 14.4 13.2
Converted paper and paper products 318 322 4 1.4 837 962 124 14.9 13.6
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 86 89 3 3.5 235 265 30 12.8 11.7
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 741 820 79 10.7 1,948 2,316 368 18.9 20.5
Furniture and fixtures 470 452 -17 -3.7 1,155 1,378 223 19.3 16.1
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 939 932 -7 -0.8 2,592 2,761 169 6.5 10.0
Appliances 28 25 -3 -9.8 146 82 -64 -43.6 -46.5
Cleaning products and toiletries 242 243 2 0.7 669 714 45 6.8 5.1
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 670 664 -6 -1.0 1,776 1,964 188 10.6 16.6
Special transactions trade 164 179 15 8.9 602 516 -86 -14.3 -6.9
Other balance of payments adjustments 827 835 8 1.0 2,175 2,503 328 15.1 13.8
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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