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.
  May  2016 June  2016 Change Year to date June 2016 / June 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 44,656 45,019 364 0.8 271,476 271,341 -135 0.0 -1.2
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 1,417 1,366 -51 -3.6 8,001 8,526 525 6.6 -3.3
Farm and fishing products 1,131 1,091 -40 -3.5 6,301 6,795 494 7.8 -4.3
Live animals 20 21 1 4.5 126 130 4 2.8 -4.5
Wheat 4 4 0 10.5 19 19 0 -0.5 90.9
Canola 15 10 -5 -32.5 54 72 18 34.5 13.3
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 762 759 -3 -0.4 4,253 4,674 421 9.9 8.1
Other crop products 204 177 -27 -13.2 1,175 1,219 45 3.8 -10.7
Other animal products 51 48 -3 -6.1 382 297 -85 -22.3 -69.3
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 74 71 -3 -4.4 292 384 92 31.6 46.4
Food and tobacco intermediate products 286 275 -11 -4.0 1,700 1,731 31 1.8 0.9
Energy products 2,135 2,406 271 12.7 16,228 11,595 -4,633 -28.5 -12.6
Crude oil and crude bitumen 1,182 1,201 19 1.6 7,981 6,088 -1,892 -23.7 -19.8
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 197 249 53 26.7 2,765 1,316 -1,449 -52.4 -31.6
Natural gas 134 183 49 36.5 1,555 908 -647 -41.6 -10.2
Natural gas liquids and related products 63 67 4 5.9 1,210 408 -802 -66.3 -58.5
Refined petroleum energy products 683 894 211 30.8 4,738 3,653 -1,085 -22.9 20.3
Electricity 15 14 -1 -5.2 181 99 -82 -45.3 -65.2
Other energy products 57 47 -10 -17.0 563 439 -125 -22.1 -55.7
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 730 806 75 10.3 5,294 5,160 -133 -2.5 -12.4
Metal ores and concentrates 653 736 83 12.6 4,791 4,714 -78 -1.6 -11.7
Iron ores and concentrates 49 52 3 6.3 414 324 -89 -21.6 -6.9
Copper ores and concentrates 33 40 7 20.7 217 250 33 15.3 22.2
Nickel ores and concentrates 60 49 -10 -17.6 512 351 -161 -31.4 -29.8
Radioactive ores and concentrates 46 46 0 0.2 198 313 115 58.0 75.0
Other metal ores and concentrates 465 548 83 17.9 3,451 3,475 24 0.7 -15.4
Non-metallic minerals 77 70 -7 -9.3 502 447 -55 -11.0 -18.8
Potash 1 1 -1 -50.0 6 5 -1 -20.7 -57.1
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 48 48 0 0.4 332 286 -46 -13.7 -12.7
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 28 22 -7 -23.8 165 156 -9 -5.4 -28.1
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 3,588 3,493 -95 -2.7 24,074 22,206 -1,867 -7.8 -13.5
Intermediate metal products 2,024 1,907 -118 -5.8 14,805 12,587 -2,218 -15.0 -22.6
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 897 807 -89 -10.0 6,326 5,104 -1,222 -19.3 -17.9
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 228 227 0 -0.2 1,483 1,410 -73 -4.9 -9.4
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 63 24 -40 -62.8 483 343 -140 -28.9 -59.4
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 3 7 4 123.3 93 31 -62 -67.0 -68.4
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 621 631 10 1.6 5,442 4,531 -911 -16.7 -35.0
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 24 27 3 11.1 173 161 -13 -7.3 -16.7
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 188 184 -4 -2.3 805 1,008 203 25.2 25.8
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  May  2016 June  2016 Change Year to date June 2016 / June 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Fabricated metal products 758 765 7 0.9 4,635 4,674 40 0.9 -2.6
Non-metallic mineral products 549 548 -1 -0.1 3,235 3,373 138 4.3 0.1
Recyclable waste and scrap 256 273 17 6.5 1,399 1,572 174 12.4 13.7
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,646 3,628 -18 -0.5 21,911 21,810 -101 -0.5 -1.4
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 2,030 2,044 13 0.7 12,437 12,083 -354 -2.8 -1.7
Basic chemicals 750 755 5 0.7 5,018 4,591 -426 -8.5 -6.6
Dyes and pigments, petrochemicals 104 114 10 10.0 671 616 -55 -8.2 8.3
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 606 624 18 3.0 3,051 3,309 258 8.5 6.5
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 571 551 -20 -3.5 3,698 3,567 -131 -3.5 -4.9
Plastic and rubber products 1,616 1,585 -31 -1.9 9,474 9,726 253 2.7 -0.9
Plastic resins 622 605 -17 -2.7 3,813 3,779 -34 -0.9 -6.2
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 414 413 0 -0.1 2,373 2,499 127 5.3 5.7
Plastic and rubber finished products 580 566 -14 -2.4 3,287 3,448 160 4.9 0.5
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,966 1,933 -33 -1.7 12,212 12,066 -146 -1.2 -3.6
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 31 30 -1 -2.9 207 191 -16 -7.9 -9.3
Pulp and paper stock 250 254 4 1.8 1,570 1,544 -27 -1.7 -2.1
Building and packaging materials 1,685 1,649 -36 -2.1 10,434 10,331 -102 -1.0 -3.8
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 274 272 -2 -0.9 1,568 1,635 67 4.3 5.4
Asphalt and asphalt products 43 41 -2 -5.8 307 301 -6 -1.8 -1.5
Other building materials and supplies 983 951 -31 -3.2 6,289 6,046 -243 -3.9 -7.9
Prefabricated buildings and components 28 34 6 22.2 221 180 -41 -18.7 9.1
Packaging materials and containers 358 352 -6 -1.7 2,050 2,169 120 5.8 0.1
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 4,101 4,078 -22 -0.5 26,833 25,584 -1,248 -4.7 -4.3
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 4,101 4,078 -22 -0.5 26,833 25,584 -1,248 -4.7 -4.3
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 260 288 28 10.9 1,815 1,694 -121 -6.6 -5.0
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 434 429 -5 -1.2 3,224 2,529 -695 -21.6 -12.8
Metalworking machinery 92 82 -10 -10.7 635 528 -107 -16.8 -15.3
Commercial and service industry machinery 243 246 2 1.0 1,459 1,522 63 4.3 2.8
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 473 498 25 5.2 3,075 2,930 -145 -4.7 3.8
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 299 299 0 0.0 1,729 1,872 144 8.3 3.3
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 1,389 1,360 -29 -2.1 9,220 8,892 -328 -3.6 -4.1
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 912 878 -34 -3.8 5,678 5,618 -59 -1.0 -7.2
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 5,169 5,332 163 3.1 31,221 31,537 316 1.0 2.0
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 965 967 2 0.3 5,500 5,843 342 6.2 3.3
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  May  2016 June  2016 Change Year to date June 2016 / June 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Communications and audio and video equipment 1,659 1,741 82 4.9 10,336 10,090 -246 -2.4 2.1
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 2,545 2,624 79 3.1 15,385 15,605 220 1.4 1.5
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 952 936 -16 -1.7 5,703 5,742 39 0.7 -1.0
Electrical components 871 907 36 4.1 5,365 5,354 -12 -0.2 -1.8
Electronic and electrical parts 722 780 59 8.2 4,317 4,509 192 4.4 9.1
Motor vehicles and parts 8,742 9,059 317 3.6 48,915 53,038 4,123 8.4 5.5
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,949 4,198 249 6.3 22,250 23,333 1,084 4.9 4.8
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 762 764 2 0.3 5,269 4,655 -614 -11.7 -10.4
Tires, motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 4,031 4,097 65 1.6 21,396 25,049 3,653 17.1 9.9
Tires 336 324 -12 -3.7 2,049 2,002 -47 -2.3 -10.1
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,695 3,773 78 2.1 19,347 23,048 3,701 19.1 12.1
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,793 1,398 -395 -22.0 10,275 10,545 270 2.6 -3.1
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,376 1,058 -317 -23.1 7,715 8,115 399 5.2 1.1
Aircraft 478 352 -126 -26.4 2,562 3,080 518 20.2 142.1
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 898 707 -192 -21.3 5,154 5,034 -119 -2.3 -21.6
Other transportation equipment and parts 417 340 -78 -18.6 2,560 2,430 -130 -5.1 -14.2
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 140 56 -84 -59.9 740 760 20 2.7 -32.3
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 172 174 2 1.0 1,127 1,069 -58 -5.2 -14.0
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 106 110 4 4.1 693 601 -92 -13.3 -0.9
Consumer goods 9,884 9,958 74 0.8 57,503 60,302 2,800 4.9 2.6
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,564 2,561 -3 -0.1 14,448 15,489 1,041 7.2 6.5
Meat products 362 342 -20 -5.5 2,206 2,187 -19 -0.8 -5.0
Prepared and packaged seafood products 219 226 8 3.5 1,293 1,311 18 1.4 9.3
Dairy products 102 107 4 4.4 549 656 107 19.4 23.7
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages, ice 91 90 -2 -1.8 505 526 21 4.2 3.9
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices, frozen fruit 98 95 -3 -3.0 587 603 15 2.6 -3.4
Coffee and tea 112 115 2 2.0 605 657 53 8.7 13.1
Other food products 990 994 4 0.4 5,668 6,032 364 6.4 4.1
Alcoholic beverages 353 352 -1 -0.2 2,060 2,151 92 4.5 4.6
Tobacco products 142 143 1 0.7 417 783 366 87.8 76.6
Animal feed 94 97 2 2.6 558 582 24 4.3 4.8
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  May  2016 June  2016 Change Year to date June 2016 / June 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Clothing, footwear and textile products 1,922 1,937 15 0.8 11,075 11,768 694 6.3 3.3
Clothing, footwear and accessories 1,451 1,476 26 1.8 8,410 8,924 514 6.1 4.0
Fabric, fibre and yarn, leather and dressed furs 193 189 -3 -1.8 1,108 1,177 69 6.2 -0.2
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 278 272 -7 -2.5 1,557 1,667 110 7.1 2.3
Paper and published products 751 746 -5 -0.6 4,473 4,551 78 1.8 -2.8
Converted paper and paper products 416 415 -1 -0.2 2,436 2,540 104 4.3 -0.3
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 335 331 -4 -1.2 2,037 2,011 -26 -1.3 -5.8
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 1,389 1,343 -46 -3.3 7,952 8,269 318 4.0 -2.5
Furniture and fixtures 600 607 7 1.2 3,594 3,773 178 5.0 0.2
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 2,658 2,763 105 4.0 15,961 16,452 491 3.1 3.2
Appliances 343 355 12 3.6 2,084 2,120 35 1.7 6.3
Cleaning products and toiletries 533 529 -4 -0.7 2,939 3,231 291 9.9 4.1
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,782 1,879 97 5.4 10,937 11,102 165 1.5 2.4
Special transactions trade 627 698 71 11.4 3,739 3,786 47 1.2 5.9
Other balance of payments adjustments 857 863 6 0.7 5,272 5,184 -88 -1.7 -2.2
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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