Table 8
Imports by commodity section, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Constant dollars, 2007

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Imports by commodity section, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted - Constant dollars, 2007
Table summary
This table displays merchandise imports by commodity section, on a balance of payments basis, by seasonal adjustment, constant dollars. The row headers identify commodity sections. The column headers provide information on imports by month, and change, in millions of dollars, and also change, in percent.
  November  2016 December  2016 Change December 2016 / December 2015
  millions of dollars percent
Total of all merchandise 37,265 37,877 612 1.6 -0.7
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 1,002 951 -52 -5.1 10.4
Energy products 2,905 2,393 -512 -17.6 -13.5
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 591 631 40 6.7 2.0
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 2,709 2,934 225 8.3 1.2
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 3,304 3,279 -25 -0.8 -6.5
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 1,496 1,514 19 1.3 -3.4
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 2,716 2,950 234 8.6 -2.8
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 5,283 5,450 166 3.1 6.5
Motor vehicles and parts 7,996 7,995 -1 0.0 3.0
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 802 985 182 22.7 -23.9
Consumer goods 6,884 6,900 15 0.2 0.5
Special transactions trade 567 688 121 21.3 20.6
Other balance of payments adjustments 1,584 1,507 -77 -4.9 -10.1
Source(s):
Statistics Canada. Table 228-0061 - Merchandise imports and exports, balance of payments-based, seasonally adjusted, Fisher formula, by North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), monthly (chained (2007) dollars), CANSIM (database).
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