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Table 27 Major goods trading partners, 2008
	Exports	Imports	Trade balance
	$ millions
Total	489,857	442,988	46,869
United States	369,891	280,773	89,118
Japan	11,872	11,669	203
United Kingdom	14,207	11,321	2,886
Other European Economic Community countries	25,390	35,378	-9,988
Other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries	21,079	27,407	-6,328
Other countries	47,418	76,440	-29,022
Note: Balance of payments basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0003.

Table 28 Exports and imports of goods, 2008
	$ millions	%
Exports	489,857	100.0
Machinery and equipment	92,994	19.0
Automotive products	61,083	12.5
Energy products	125,792	25.7
Industrial goods and materials	111,511	22.8
Forestry products	25,659	5.2
Other	72,817	14.9
Imports	442,988	100.0
Machinery and equipment	122,628	27.7
Industrial goods and materials	91,574	20.7
Automotive products	71,959	16.2
Other consumer goods	57,522	13.0
Energy products	53,072	12.0
Other	46,233	10.4
Note: Balance of payments basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0043.