Table 2
Merchandise trade: Principal commodity groupings – Seasonally adjusted, current dollars

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Merchandise trade: Principal commodity groupings – Seasonally adjusted, current dollars
  June 2011 May 2012r June 2012 May to June 2012 June 2011 to June 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Total exports 36,624 39,027 39,097 0.2 6.8
Agricultural and fishing products 3,267 3,562 3,461 -2.8 5.9
Energy products 8,695 9,274 8,952 -3.5 3.0
Forestry products 1,910 1,785 1,799 0.8 -5.8
Industrial goods and materials 9,621 9,362 9,286 -0.8 -3.5
Machinery and equipment 6,505 7,283 7,185 -1.3 10.5
Automotive products 4,538 5,492 6,253 13.9 37.8
Other consumer goods 1,317 1,416 1,397 -1.3 6.1
Special transactions trade1 321 354 300 -15.3 -6.5
Other balance of payments adjustments 449 499 465 -6.8 3.6
Total imports 38,102 39,981 40,903 2.3 7.4
Agricultural and fishing products 2,729 2,838 2,933 3.3 7.5
Energy products 4,378 4,398 4,239 -3.6 -3.2
Forestry products 201 221 238 7.7 18.4
Industrial goods and materials 8,184 8,284 8,476 2.3 3.6
Machinery and equipment 10,720 10,876 11,225 3.2 4.7
Automotive products 5,736 6,918 6,995 1.1 21.9
Other consumer goods 4,969 5,063 5,299 4.7 6.6
Special transactions trade1 433 528 629 19.1 45.3
Other balance of payments adjustments 752 856 869 1.5 15.6
r
revised
1.
These are mainly low valued transactions, value of repairs to equipment, and goods returned to country of origin.
Note(s): 
Totals may not equal the sum of their components.