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Table 2. Average annual percentage growth in imports,1980 to 2003
  1980 to 1991 1992 to 2000 2001 to 2003
Road vehicles
14.4
12.2
4.9
Parts and accessories of road vehicles
6.8
17.2
-3.8
Industrial machinery
5.5
19.7
-3.9
Electrical machinery and apparatus
33.6
21.8
-13.4
Computer and communication equipment
17.6
23.8
-7.8
Other transport equipment
9.1
17.5
-8.9
Data source: OECD, Annual international trade by commodity statistics, Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 2.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, Key Trends in Canada's International Trade in Machinery and Transport Equipment, 1980 to 2003, Catalogue no. 65-507-MWE2005002.