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.
  September  2015 October  2015 Change Year to date October 2015 / October 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 43,784 42,980 -805 -1.8 441,061 434,660 -6,401 -1.5 -3.5
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 2,673 2,479 -194 -7.3 26,045 26,428 383 1.5 8.1
Farm and fishing products 2,150 1,954 -196 -9.1 21,191 21,339 148 0.7 6.2
Live animals 201 163 -38 -18.8 2,127 2,110 -17 -0.8 -34.9
Wheat 560 567 6 1.1 6,693 6,269 -424 -6.3 -3.1
Canola 481 319 -161 -33.6 4,491 4,051 -440 -9.8 5.1
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 217 217 0 0.1 1,687 1,989 302 17.9 29.9
Other crop products 501 481 -20 -3.9 4,309 4,607 298 6.9 45.0
Other animal products 30 51 21 71.5 666 681 15 2.3 -36.1
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 160 155 -5 -3.2 1,218 1,631 413 33.9 28.4
Food and tobacco intermediate products 523 525 2 0.3 4,854 5,089 235 4.8 15.6
Energy products 6,305 6,303 -3 0.0 110,372 71,993 -38,380 -34.8 -36.8
Crude oil and crude bitumen 3,967 3,955 -13 -0.3 79,518 47,525 -31,993 -40.2 -46.0
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 1,047 997 -50 -4.8 15,706 10,370 -5,336 -34.0 -22.7
Natural gas 924 885 -38 -4.2 13,739 9,095 -4,644 -33.8 -19.6
Natural gas liquids and related products 124 112 -12 -9.5 1,967 1,275 -692 -35.2 -41.1
Refined petroleum energy products 817 866 49 6.0 9,800 9,063 -736 -7.5 9.9
Electricity 287 282 -5 -1.6 2,455 2,683 228 9.3 28.7
Other energy products 188 203 15 8.2 2,894 2,351 -543 -18.8 -40.0
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 1,624 1,472 -152 -9.4 15,586 15,719 133 0.9 -7.7
Metal ores and concentrates 767 664 -103 -13.5 8,650 7,337 -1,312 -15.2 -16.3
Iron ores and concentrates 278 287 10 3.5 3,610 2,826 -784 -21.7 -7.4
Copper ores and concentrates 321 242 -79 -24.5 3,010 3,148 137 4.6 -0.9
Nickel ores and concentrates 47 16 -31 -194.3 170 187 17 10.0 -74.7
Radioactive ores and concentrates 97 83 -14 -14.8 672 551 -120 -17.9 350.0
Other metal ores and concentrates 24 35 11 44.9 1,188 625 -563 -47.4 -77.6
Non-metallic minerals 856 808 -48 -5.7 6,936 8,382 1,446 20.8 0.9
Potash 577 554 -23 -4.0 3,950 5,404 1,454 36.8 14.2
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 36 34 -1 -3.9 281 327 46 16.3 20.9
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 244 220 -24 -9.9 2,705 2,651 -54 -2.0 -23.7
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 4,671 4,567 -104 -2.2 47,168 48,240 1,072 2.3 -14.1
Intermediate metal products 3,660 3,570 -90 -2.5 37,372 38,191 819 2.2 -17.7
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 687 681 -5 -0.8 6,838 7,045 206 3.0 -9.9
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 639 656 17 2.6 6,140 6,640 500 8.1 -7.6
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 229 119 -110 -48.0 1,520 1,537 17 1.1 -25.3
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 359 388 29 8.1 3,837 3,906 69 1.8 4.8
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  September  2015 October  2015 Change Year to date October 2015 / October 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 1,398 1,368 -30 -2.2 15,336 15,339 3 0.0 -29.9
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 201 208 8 3.7 1,878 2,076 198 10.5 3.8
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 147 150 2 1.6 1,823 1,649 -174 -9.5 -21.0
Fabricated metal products 414 414 1 0.2 3,444 4,019 575 16.7 12.9
Non-metallic mineral products 188 184 -4 -1.9 1,619 1,825 206 12.7 8.7
Recyclable waste and scrap 409 398 -11 -2.7 4,734 4,206 -528 -11.2 -10.5
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 2,961 2,794 -166 -5.6 29,702 29,697 -5 0.0 -5.4
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 1,625 1,451 -174 -10.7 17,442 16,431 -1,011 -5.8 -11.2
Basic chemicals 677 622 -55 -8.2 6,174 6,474 300 4.9 4.4
Dyes and pigments, petrochemicals 270 215 -56 -20.6 3,453 2,373 -1,080 -31.3 -50.0
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 314 268 -46 -14.6 4,554 3,955 -599 -13.2 2.1
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 363 346 -17 -4.6 3,261 3,629 368 11.3 -0.2
Plastic and rubber products 1,336 1,343 7 0.5 12,260 13,266 1,006 8.2 1.9
Plastic resins 695 705 10 1.4 6,528 6,969 441 6.8 -1.3
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 341 341 0 0.0 3,162 3,344 182 5.7 4.1
Plastic and rubber finished products 300 297 -3 -0.9 2,569 2,953 384 14.9 7.4
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 3,356 3,271 -85 -2.5 30,521 32,786 2,265 7.4 2.7
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 51 50 0 -0.8 749 622 -127 -17.0 -28.0
Pulp and paper stock 1,141 1,076 -65 -5.7 10,977 11,312 335 3.1 -1.6
Building and packaging materials 2,164 2,144 -20 -0.9 18,794 20,851 2,057 10.9 6.1
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 1,160 1,134 -27 -2.3 10,571 11,310 739 7.0 -0.5
Asphalt and asphalt products 96 104 8 8.3 1,126 1,019 -107 -9.5 -14.7
Other building materials and supplies 601 608 6 1.0 4,636 5,640 1,004 21.7 20.2
Prefabricated buildings and components 28 23 -5 -18.4 176 198 22 12.3 25.6
Packaging materials and containers 278 276 -2 -0.8 2,285 2,684 399 17.5 16.6
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,750 2,780 31 1.1 24,262 27,040 2,778 11.4 6.1
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,750 2,780 31 1.1 24,262 27,040 2,778 11.4 6.1
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 112 110 -2 -1.9 1,146 1,057 -89 -7.8 -4.1
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 156 160 4 2.2 1,254 1,524 270 21.5 -0.5
Metalworking machinery 24 24 -1 -2.9 251 265 14 5.5 -38.7
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  September  2015 October  2015 Change Year to date October 2015 / October 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Commercial and service industry machinery 279 253 -27 -9.6 2,311 2,628 317 13.7 7.1
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 363 368 4 1.2 3,119 3,498 380 12.2 8.3
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 153 154 1 0.5 1,336 1,555 219 16.4 2.3
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 818 830 13 1.6 7,329 8,438 1,108 15.1 7.4
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 842 881 39 4.6 7,516 8,075 559 7.4 9.4
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 2,380 2,344 -35 -1.5 20,054 23,006 2,952 14.7 7.9
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 197 205 8 4.1 1,725 1,989 264 15.3 20.6
Communications and audio and video equipment 598 573 -26 -4.3 4,921 5,840 919 18.7 3.6
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 1,585 1,567 -18 -1.1 13,408 15,176 1,769 13.2 8.0
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 548 552 4 0.8 4,472 5,230 757 16.9 16.7
Electrical components 466 464 -2 -0.3 3,729 4,374 646 17.3 15.5
Electronic and electrical parts 570 550 -20 -3.6 5,207 5,572 366 7.0 -4.3
Motor vehicles and parts 7,470 7,436 -33 -0.4 61,511 70,417 8,906 14.5 16.3
Passenger cars and light trucks 4,893 4,943 51 1.0 41,001 46,218 5,217 12.7 16.3
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 367 303 -64 -17.5 2,492 3,360 868 34.8 11.2
Tires, motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 2,210 2,190 -20 -0.9 18,018 20,839 2,820 15.7 16.8
Tires 193 185 -7 -3.8 1,839 1,909 70 3.8 1.6
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 2,017 2,005 -12 -0.6 16,180 18,930 2,750 17.0 18.4
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 2,011 1,955 -56 -2.8 17,716 20,952 3,237 18.3 0.8
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,758 1,702 -56 -3.2 15,461 18,455 2,994 19.4 -2.7
Aircraft 834 763 -71 -8.5 7,628 9,535 1,907 25.0 -15.9
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 924 939 15 1.6 7,833 8,920 1,087 13.9 11.6
Other transportation equipment and parts 253 253 0 0.2 2,255 2,498 243 10.8 32.5
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 90 99 9 9.9 536 946 410 76.5 68.9
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 142 128 -14 -9.7 1,467 1,337 -130 -8.9 16.6
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 20 26 5 26.5 252 214 -37 -14.8 15.2
Consumer goods 6,302 6,294 -8 -0.1 48,561 57,344 8,783 18.1 22.7
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,664 2,748 84 3.2 21,365 24,189 2,824 13.2 18.9
Meat products 630 601 -29 -4.6 5,752 5,703 -48 -0.8 -5.1
Prepared and packaged seafood products 362 341 -21 -5.7 3,087 3,388 300 9.7 1.1
Dairy products 18 24 7 39.2 257 196 -61 -23.7 15.6
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  September  2015 October  2015 Change Year to date October 2015 / October 2014
2014 2015 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages, ice 12 14 1 11.6 109 125 16 15.1 17.4
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices, frozen fruit 56 41 -15 -27.1 340 424 83 24.5 7.9
Coffee and tea 61 65 4 6.1 450 555 105 23.4 36.9
Other food products 1,338 1,460 122 9.1 9,675 11,880 2,205 22.8 40.0
Alcoholic beverages 85 87 2 2.8 835 915 81 9.7 7.2
Tobacco products 12 11 -1 -9.6 92 112 20 21.9 25.6
Animal feed 90 103 14 15.4 768 890 122 15.9 16.8
Clothing, footwear and textile products 433 443 10 2.4 3,803 4,384 582 15.3 12.2
Clothing, footwear and accessories 233 246 14 5.8 2,006 2,389 384 19.1 18.6
Fabric, fibre and yarn, leather and dressed furs 119 114 -5 -4.0 1,053 1,180 126 12.0 3.5
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 81 83 1 1.6 744 815 72 9.6 7.1
Paper and published products 439 444 6 1.3 3,721 4,237 516 13.9 9.5
Converted paper and paper products 347 356 9 2.5 2,931 3,320 389 13.3 9.7
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 92 89 -3 -3.7 790 917 127 16.0 8.7
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 1,133 1,061 -72 -6.4 7,152 9,015 1,863 26.0 52.7
Furniture and fixtures 521 533 12 2.3 3,998 4,923 926 23.2 24.7
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,113 1,065 -48 -4.3 8,522 10,595 2,073 24.3 18.9
Appliances 34 30 -3 -10.1 388 304 -84 -21.7 82.0
Cleaning products and toiletries 265 273 8 3.0 2,265 2,508 242 10.7 18.7
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 815 762 -52 -6.4 5,869 7,784 1,915 32.6 17.3
Special transactions trade 341 387 46 13.7 1,905 2,396 490 25.7 102.0
Other balance of payments adjustments 943 897 -46 -4.9 7,657 8,642 985 12.9 13.0
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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