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.
  November  2016 December  2016 Change Year to date December 2016 / December 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 46,070 46,440 371 0.8 524,940 521,128 -3,813 -0.7 3.4
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 2,763 2,756 -7 -0.3 32,152 31,791 -360 -1.1 -1.3
Farm and fishing products 2,158 2,141 -17 -0.8 25,874 24,954 -920 -3.6 -2.5
Live animals 158 139 -19 -12.2 2,440 2,129 -311 -12.8 -20.8
Wheat 462 452 -11 -2.3 7,666 5,849 -1,817 -23.7 -30.1
Canola 503 588 85 16.9 4,892 5,569 677 13.8 45.7
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 227 237 10 4.5 2,443 2,743 300 12.3 3.3
Other crop products 551 477 -74 -13.4 5,516 5,740 224 4.1 -2.1
Other animal products 54 61 7 12.1 930 671 -259 -27.9 -21.6
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 202 187 -15 -7.6 1,987 2,253 267 13.4 5.8
Food and tobacco intermediate products 605 615 10 1.7 6,278 6,837 560 8.9 3.5
Energy products 7,357 8,524 1,167 15.9 83,759 71,666 -12,092 -14.4 44.8
Crude oil and crude bitumen 4,885 5,727 842 17.2 56,157 48,065 -8,092 -14.4 41.1
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 950 1,235 284 29.9 11,490 10,217 -1,274 -11.1 76.1
Natural gas 792 1,077 285 36.0 10,026 8,791 -1,235 -12.3 78.3
Natural gas liquids and related products 158 158 -1 -0.5 1,464 1,426 -38 -2.6 62.9
Refined petroleum energy products 562 624 61 10.9 10,236 6,753 -3,483 -34.0 -8.6
Electricity 288 320 32 11.0 3,137 2,941 -196 -6.2 30.0
Other energy products 671 619 -52 -7.8 2,739 3,690 952 34.8 212.7
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 1,657 1,448 -208 -12.6 19,000 16,300 -2,700 -14.2 -0.7
Metal ores and concentrates 965 624 -341 -35.4 8,971 8,936 -35 -0.4 -10.6
Iron ores and concentrates 403 254 -149 -36.9 3,383 3,597 214 6.3 -10.9
Copper ores and concentrates 353 246 -107 -30.2 3,851 3,579 -273 -7.1 -13.2
Nickel ores and concentrates 10 0 -10 0.0 183 102 -81 -44.4 -100.0
Radioactive ores and concentrates 111 36 -75 -67.8 654 943 289 44.3 -33.3
Other metal ores and concentrates 89 88 -1 -1.1 901 716 -185 -20.5 42.4
Non-metallic minerals 691 824 133 19.2 10,029 7,364 -2,665 -26.6 8.4
Potash 420 393 -27 -6.4 6,435 4,382 -2,053 -31.9 -15.9
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 32 29 -3 -8.2 401 369 -32 -8.0 -26.3
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 240 402 162 67.8 3,193 2,612 -581 -18.2 58.8
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 5,292 5,093 -199 -3.8 57,891 57,465 -426 -0.7 3.5
Intermediate metal products 4,211 3,991 -220 -5.2 45,806 45,048 -757 -1.7 2.1
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 686 679 -6 -0.9 8,355 7,619 -736 -8.8 2.0
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 784 741 -43 -5.5 7,981 8,231 250 3.1 12.5
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 140 183 43 30.9 1,877 1,600 -277 -14.8 33.0
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 358 308 -50 -13.9 4,739 3,652 -1,088 -22.9 -12.5
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November  2016 December  2016 Change Year to date December 2016 / December 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 1,853 1,651 -202 -10.9 18,388 19,539 1,151 6.3 -4.6
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 248 250 1 0.6 2,497 2,596 99 4.0 18.7
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 142 179 36 25.6 1,969 1,812 -157 -8.0 15.1
Fabricated metal products 427 435 8 1.8 4,892 4,939 47 1.0 4.4
Non-metallic mineral products 205 203 -2 -0.8 2,237 2,375 138 6.2 -0.3
Recyclable waste and scrap 448 464 15 3.3 4,957 5,102 146 2.9 19.1
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 2,866 2,924 57 2.0 35,228 33,847 -1,381 -3.9 2.6
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 1,455 1,583 128 8.8 19,493 18,060 -1,434 -7.4 3.4
Basic chemicals 541 618 77 14.3 7,826 7,058 -768 -9.8 -3.5
Dyes and pigments, petrochemicals 230 234 3 1.3 2,820 2,498 -322 -11.4 11.3
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 331 348 17 5.0 4,512 4,167 -345 -7.7 4.9
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 352 383 31 8.8 4,334 4,336 3 0.1 10.0
Plastic and rubber products 1,411 1,340 -71 -5.0 15,735 15,788 53 0.3 1.6
Plastic resins 738 676 -62 -8.4 8,115 7,962 -154 -1.9 3.2
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 348 338 -11 -3.1 4,055 4,080 25 0.6 -5.8
Plastic and rubber finished products 325 326 2 0.5 3,564 3,746 181 5.1 7.1
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 3,597 3,515 -82 -2.3 39,627 41,307 1,679 4.2 2.4
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 99 68 -30 -30.7 715 830 115 16.0 0.6
Pulp and paper stock 1,134 1,059 -75 -6.6 13,938 13,023 -915 -6.6 -7.8
Building and packaging materials 2,364 2,387 23 1.0 24,975 27,454 2,479 9.9 7.7
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 1,382 1,410 28 2.0 13,392 15,660 2,268 16.9 14.4
Asphalt and asphalt products 87 79 -8 -9.3 1,177 1,076 -101 -8.6 18.0
Other building materials and supplies 588 595 7 1.2 6,894 7,033 139 2.0 -3.6
Prefabricated buildings and components 21 22 0 1.9 249 283 34 13.7 -8.1
Packaging materials and containers 286 282 -4 -1.3 3,262 3,402 140 4.3 2.0
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,867 2,710 -157 -5.5 32,878 32,954 77 0.2 -7.7
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,867 2,710 -157 -5.5 32,878 32,954 77 0.2 -7.7
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 116 98 -18 -15.3 1,275 1,261 -14 -1.1 -7.6
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 152 160 8 5.0 1,837 1,820 -17 -0.9 -0.4
Metalworking machinery 32 43 11 35.3 315 356 41 13.0 55.4
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November  2016 December  2016 Change Year to date December 2016 / December 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Commercial and service industry machinery 308 277 -30 -9.9 3,249 3,516 266 8.2 -16.4
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 361 364 2 0.7 4,318 4,435 117 2.7 -15.5
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 156 154 -1 -0.8 1,853 1,881 28 1.5 4.3
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 886 811 -74 -8.4 10,160 9,826 -335 -3.3 -4.4
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 857 802 -55 -6.4 9,870 9,859 -10 -0.1 -9.0
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 2,463 2,388 -75 -3.0 27,699 28,295 596 2.2 1.8
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 213 208 -5 -2.4 2,397 2,402 5 0.2 1.5
Communications and audio and video equipment 593 594 1 0.2 6,980 7,025 44 0.6 0.7
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 1,658 1,587 -71 -4.3 18,322 18,869 547 3.0 2.2
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 566 580 13 2.3 6,299 6,636 336 5.3 11.4
Electrical components 466 453 -13 -2.9 5,298 5,511 213 4.0 -1.9
Electronic and electrical parts 625 554 -71 -11.4 6,724 6,722 -2 0.0 -2.8
Motor vehicles and parts 7,757 7,352 -405 -5.2 87,318 95,627 8,309 9.5 -11.9
Passenger cars and light trucks 5,167 4,848 -320 -6.2 57,792 65,398 7,606 13.2 -17.0
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 378 318 -61 -16.0 4,058 4,148 91 2.2 -7.3
Tires, motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 2,211 2,186 -25 -1.1 25,468 26,081 613 2.4 1.1
Tires 209 198 -10 -4.9 2,353 2,393 40 1.7 -1.7
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 2,002 1,988 -15 -0.7 23,115 23,688 573 2.5 1.4
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 2,048 2,206 158 7.7 24,899 23,564 -1,335 -5.4 -2.7
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,855 1,751 -104 -5.6 21,897 20,439 -1,458 -6.7 -13.8
Aircraft 850 724 -126 -14.8 11,026 8,726 -2,300 -20.9 -29.5
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 1,005 1,026 22 2.1 10,871 11,714 843 7.8 2.3
Other transportation equipment and parts 193 456 263 136.4 3,001 3,124 123 4.1 93.0
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 33 266 233 700.6 1,108 970 -138 -12.5 257.3
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 143 172 30 20.8 1,634 1,925 291 17.8 23.6
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 17 18 1 3.6 260 230 -30 -11.4 -21.2
Consumer goods 6,130 6,288 157 2.6 70,050 73,987 3,938 5.6 -2.2
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,802 2,809 6 0.2 29,802 31,348 1,546 5.2 3.5
Meat products 639 668 29 4.5 7,013 7,402 389 5.5 10.1
Prepared and packaged seafood products 407 377 -30 -7.3 4,250 4,573 322 7.6 -11.8
Dairy products 30 29 -1 -3.3 245 263 18 7.4 25.1
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Current dollars (continued)
  November  2016 December  2016 Change Year to date December 2016 / December 2015
2015 2016 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages, ice 22 23 1 4.9 157 224 67 42.8 73.3
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices, frozen fruit 38 40 2 5.3 501 484 -18 -3.5 3.6
Coffee and tea 65 63 -2 -2.3 691 781 90 13.0 4.1
Other food products 1,406 1,415 10 0.7 14,620 15,288 668 4.6 5.7
Alcoholic beverages 92 91 -1 -0.8 1,083 1,074 -8 -0.8 6.4
Tobacco products 12 13 1 10.4 136 147 11 7.9 18.7
Animal feed 92 89 -3 -3.5 1,105 1,113 8 0.7 -18.4
Clothing, footwear and textile products 441 430 -11 -2.4 5,291 5,188 -102 -1.9 -3.7
Clothing, footwear and accessories 225 220 -5 -2.1 2,877 2,679 -198 -6.9 -8.1
Fabric, fibre and yarn, leather and dressed furs 122 118 -4 -3.7 1,424 1,433 9 0.6 -2.5
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 94 93 -1 -1.4 990 1,077 87 8.8 6.5
Paper and published products 432 424 -8 -1.8 5,219 5,268 48 0.9 -11.0
Converted paper and paper products 339 335 -4 -1.2 4,060 4,113 53 1.3 -7.2
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 93 89 -4 -3.8 1,159 1,154 -5 -0.4 -22.9
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 788 927 139 17.6 10,892 12,232 1,340 12.3 -17.2
Furniture and fixtures 574 563 -11 -1.8 6,004 6,632 627 10.4 1.6
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,093 1,134 41 3.7 12,841 13,319 478 3.7 1.3
Appliances 31 28 -3 -10.1 370 350 -19 -5.2 -27.2
Cleaning products and toiletries 272 264 -8 -2.9 3,128 3,225 97 3.1 -7.6
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 790 842 52 6.6 9,344 9,744 400 4.3 5.9
Special transactions trade 334 329 -5 -1.6 3,948 3,965 17 0.4 -6.3
Other balance of payments adjustments 938 909 -29 -3.1 10,492 10,358 -134 -1.3 -0.7
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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