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  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 45,057 45,518 460 1.0 547,942 547,222 -720 -0.1 -0.7
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 1,483 1,376 -107 -7.2 16,415 17,051 637 3.9 -2.7
Farm and fishing products 1,175 1,081 -94 -8.0 13,049 13,477 427 3.3 -7.4
Live animals 24 24 0 -0.8 257 272 14 5.6 11.0
Wheat 3 3 0 -13.3 45 44 -1 -3.1 -25.7
Canola 11 10 -1 -6.2 126 138 13 10.1 -54.3
Fruits, nuts and vegetables 792 755 -37 -4.6 8,802 9,265 464 5.3 -5.0
Other crop products 222 176 -46 -20.7 2,319 2,322 2 0.1 -7.3
Other animal products 39 38 0 -1.3 752 576 -176 -23.3 -32.0
Fish, shellfish and other fishery products 84 74 -10 -12.2 749 859 110 14.7 -5.1
Food and tobacco intermediate products 308 295 -13 -4.2 3,365 3,575 210 6.2 19.6
Energy products 2,466 2,173 -293 -11.9 30,771 27,449 -3,322 -10.8 6.7
Crude oil and crude bitumen 1,362 1,117 -245 -18.0 15,298 15,155 -142 -0.9 12.0
Natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products 241 250 10 3.9 4,636 2,834 -1,803 -38.9 -10.9
Natural gas 167 207 39 23.5 2,828 2,090 -738 -26.1 -1.4
Natural gas liquids and related products 73 44 -30 -40.6 1,809 744 -1,064 -58.9 -38.8
Refined petroleum energy products 757 715 -42 -5.6 9,427 8,345 -1,083 -11.5 12.8
Electricity 18 17 -2 -9.8 306 243 -63 -20.6 0.6
Other energy products 88 74 -14 -16.0 1,103 872 -231 -21.0 -31.7
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 866 941 74 8.6 10,335 10,745 410 4.0 16.4
Metal ores and concentrates 791 865 74 9.4 9,356 9,876 520 5.6 17.7
Iron ores and concentrates 70 50 -20 -29.0 691 622 -69 -9.9 11.6
Copper ores and concentrates 20 28 8 38.5 469 447 -22 -4.7 -30.6
Nickel ores and concentrates 54 35 -19 -34.9 859 735 -123 -14.4 -47.3
Radioactive ores and concentrates 38 15 -23 -60.1 500 490 -10 -2.1 -72.2
Other metal ores and concentrates 608 736 128 21.1 6,837 7,581 744 10.9 39.4
Non-metallic minerals 76 76 0 0.4 979 869 -110 -11.3 3.4
Potash 1 0 0 -16.7 10 8 -2 -15.6 -37.5
Stone, sand, gravel, clay, and refractory minerals 50 50 0 -0.2 650 556 -94 -14.5 7.1
Diamonds and other non-metallic minerals 26 26 0 2.0 319 305 -14 -4.5 -1.9
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 3,705 3,938 233 6.3 46,591 44,549 -2,043 -4.4 3.6
Intermediate metal products 2,105 2,331 226 10.7 27,682 25,284 -2,397 -8.7 7.5
Unwrought iron, steel and ferro-alloys, and basic and semi-finished ferrous metal products 873 871 -2 -0.2 11,561 10,329 -1,232 -10.7 10.6
Unwrought, basic and semi-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy products 236 237 1 0.3 2,935 2,804 -131 -4.5 -4.8
Unwrought copper and copper alloys 42 62 20 47.5 980 608 -372 -38.0 -42.7
Unwrought nickel and nickel alloys 6 9 3 42.6 203 76 -127 -62.4 45.0
Unwrought precious metals and precious metal alloys 735 941 206 28.0 10,043 9,131 -912 -9.1 10.5
Other unwrought non-ferrous metals 25 22 -3 -11.6 324 304 -21 -6.4 0.5
Basic and semi-finished non-ferrous metal products (except aluminum) 187 189 1 0.6 1,636 2,033 397 24.2 30.7
Imports 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
Fabricated metal products 759 784 25 3.3 9,447 9,223 -224 -2.4 -3.6
Non-metallic mineral products 564 562 -2 -0.3 6,622 6,679 57 0.9 -2.5
Recyclable waste and scrap 277 261 -16 -5.8 2,842 3,362 521 18.3 8.1
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,770 3,736 -35 -0.9 44,827 44,377 -450 -1.0 0.8
Basic chemicals and industrial chemical products 2,115 2,086 -28 -1.3 25,569 24,875 -694 -2.7 0.9
Basic chemicals 816 850 34 4.2 10,154 9,476 -678 -6.7 6.8
Dyes and pigments, petrochemicals 110 115 5 4.3 1,346 1,286 -60 -4.5 9.2
Lubricants and other petroleum refinery products 593 537 -55 -9.3 6,571 6,886 315 4.8 2.6
Fertilizer, pesticide and other chemical products 597 585 -12 -1.9 7,498 7,228 -271 -3.6 -9.1
Plastic and rubber products 1,656 1,649 -6 -0.4 19,258 19,502 244 1.3 0.7
Plastic resins 637 646 9 1.5 7,655 7,611 -44 -0.6 1.0
Plastic and rubber basic products (except plastic resins) 432 420 -12 -2.8 4,908 4,994 86 1.7 -0.1
Plastic and rubber finished products 587 584 -4 -0.6 6,694 6,897 202 3.0 1.0
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,981 1,993 12 0.6 24,598 23,862 -736 -3.0 -3.5
Logs, pulpwood, and other forestry products 30 31 1 3.7 422 383 -39 -9.3 -11.2
Pulp and paper stock 260 253 -8 -3.0 3,227 3,067 -161 -5.0 -7.5
Building and packaging materials 1,691 1,710 19 1.1 20,948 20,413 -536 -2.6 -2.7
Lumber and other sawmill and millwork products 277 274 -4 -1.3 3,132 3,215 83 2.6 0.6
Asphalt and asphalt products 44 46 2 3.6 583 551 -32 -5.5 27.2
Other building materials and supplies 980 1,007 26 2.7 12,619 11,973 -646 -5.1 -4.0
Prefabricated buildings and components 21 19 -2 -10.0 411 317 -94 -23.0 -44.1
Packaging materials and containers 368 365 -3 -0.9 4,203 4,358 155 3.7 -0.7
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 4,051 4,312 261 6.4 53,673 53,022 -652 -1.2 -4.6
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 4,051 4,312 261 6.4 53,673 53,022 -652 -1.2 -4.6
Agricultural, lawn and garden machinery and equipment 276 334 58 21.2 3,674 3,430 -244 -6.6 8.0
Logging, mining and construction machinery and equipment 431 477 47 10.9 5,928 5,181 -747 -12.6 7.3
Metalworking machinery 106 118 12 11.4 1,216 1,113 -104 -8.5 13.5
Commercial and service industry machinery 251 267 16 6.6 2,994 2,994 0 0.0 1.1
Other industry-specific machinery, not elsewhere classified 475 497 22 4.6 6,126 5,801 -325 -5.3 0.1
Heating, cooling and air purification equipment 311 320 9 2.8 3,652 3,720 68 1.9 -4.0
Other general-purpose machinery and equipment, not elsewhere classified 1,287 1,374 87 6.8 18,622 19,712 1,090 5.9 -12.6
Miscellaneous parts of machinery and equipment 914 924 9 1.0 11,462 11,071 -391 -3.4 -7.3
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 5,217 5,256 39 0.7 63,204 63,075 -129 -0.2 0.3
Computers and computer peripheral equipment 938 940 2 0.3 11,291 11,513 222 2.0 -0.7
Imports 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
Communications and audio and video equipment 1,715 1,653 -62 -3.6 20,920 20,501 -418 -2.0 -0.5
Other electronic and electrical machinery, equipment and parts 2,564 2,663 99 3.8 30,994 31,061 68 0.2 1.2
Other electronic and electrical machinery and equipment 927 971 45 4.8 11,605 11,392 -214 -1.8 -1.2
Electrical components 943 930 -12 -1.3 10,730 10,867 137 1.3 2.8
Electronic and electrical parts 695 761 66 9.5 8,658 8,803 145 1.7 2.6
Motor vehicles and parts 8,726 8,613 -114 -1.3 100,446 106,656 6,211 6.2 -0.9
Passenger cars and light trucks 3,919 3,619 -300 -7.7 44,451 47,776 3,324 7.5 -2.5
Medium and heavy trucks, buses and other motor vehicles 724 838 115 15.9 10,351 9,404 -947 -9.1 -3.5
Tires, motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 4,083 4,155 72 1.8 45,643 49,477 3,833 8.4 1.2
Tires 340 316 -24 -6.9 4,106 3,909 -197 -4.8 -5.6
Motor vehicle engines and motor vehicle parts 3,744 3,839 95 2.5 41,537 45,567 4,030 9.7 1.8
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 1,212 1,475 264 21.8 21,328 18,718 -2,610 -12.2 -23.4
Aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft parts 814 1,118 304 37.3 16,320 14,005 -2,315 -14.2 -28.6
Aircraft 6 200 194 2,984.6 5,628 3,799 -1,829 -32.5 -65.9
Aircraft engines and aircraft parts 808 917 110 13.6 10,692 10,206 -486 -4.5 -6.0
Other transportation equipment and parts 398 358 -40 -10.0 5,008 4,713 -295 -5.9 -0.9
Ships, locomotives, railway rolling stock, and rapid transit equipment 125 80 -45 -36.2 1,455 1,344 -111 -7.7 19.0
Boats and other personal transportation equipment 189 192 2 1.3 2,255 2,172 -83 -3.7 -4.3
Parts of railway rolling stock and of other transportation equipment 84 86 3 3.5 1,299 1,198 -101 -7.7 -7.6
Consumer goods 10,022 10,005 -18 -0.2 117,499 119,348 1,849 1.6 -0.8
Food, beverage and tobacco products 2,621 2,562 -60 -2.3 29,637 30,791 1,154 3.9 -0.2
Meat products 346 347 1 0.2 4,411 4,203 -208 -4.7 -3.7
Prepared and packaged seafood products 239 231 -7 -3.0 2,580 2,731 151 5.9 10.6
Dairy products 134 126 -8 -6.0 1,124 1,380 256 22.7 24.7
Bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages, ice 100 88 -12 -11.5 1,043 1,077 34 3.2 0.2
Fresh, frozen and canned fruit and vegetable juices, frozen fruit 103 103 0 -0.1 1,217 1,208 -9 -0.7 -6.1
Coffee and tea 106 96 -10 -9.4 1,252 1,254 2 0.1 -11.0
Other food products 998 1,006 8 0.8 11,573 12,012 439 3.8 -1.1
Alcoholic beverages 367 341 -26 -7.2 4,151 4,260 109 2.6 -1.5
Tobacco products 128 124 -4 -3.5 1,140 1,486 345 30.3 -7.5
Animal feed 101 101 0 0.1 1,145 1,180 36 3.1 5.3
Imports 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
Clothing, footwear and textile products 1,928 1,996 68 3.5 22,738 22,931 193 0.9 0.8
Clothing, footwear and accessories 1,447 1,531 84 5.8 17,266 17,311 45 0.3 1.6
Fabric, fibre and yarn, leather and dressed furs 209 196 -13 -6.1 2,294 2,357 63 2.7 -3.1
Carpets, textile furnishings and other textile products 272 269 -3 -1.2 3,178 3,263 85 2.7 -0.7
Paper and published products 748 732 -17 -2.2 9,133 8,927 -205 -2.2 -7.1
Converted paper and paper products 421 411 -10 -2.5 5,040 4,990 -50 -1.0 -9.2
Published products and recorded and unrecorded media 327 321 -6 -1.9 4,093 3,938 -156 -3.8 -4.3
Pharmaceutical and medicinal products 1,366 1,339 -28 -2.0 16,393 16,536 143 0.9 -1.1
Furniture and fixtures 618 629 12 1.9 7,266 7,497 231 3.2 -1.1
Cleaning products, appliances, and miscellaneous goods and supplies 2,740 2,747 7 0.2 32,332 32,666 333 1.0 -0.3
Appliances 392 376 -16 -4.1 4,185 4,326 141 3.4 9.1
Cleaning products and toiletries 535 543 9 1.6 6,116 6,408 293 4.8 0.9
Miscellaneous goods and supplies 1,814 1,827 14 0.8 22,032 21,931 -100 -0.5 -2.4
Special transactions trade 681 827 146 21.5 7,718 7,937 219 2.8 20.6
Other balance of payments adjustments 876 873 -3 -0.3 10,536 10,433 -104 -1.0 -0.4
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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