Table 8.3
Exports and imports

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Exports and imports: Part 1
  Agricultural and fishing products Energy products Forestry products Industrial goods and materials Machinery and equipment
Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports
  percent
1975 13.4 8.5 15.5 11.9 14.7 1.3 21.5 18.0 11.7 26.0
1976 11.9 8.6 12.7 10.8 16.6 1.2 21.8 17.2 11.3 24.7
1977 11.4 8.7 11.9 9.9 17.3 1.1 21.8 17.2 10.4 24.1
1978 11.0 8.4 10.8 8.9 17.6 1.1 21.7 18.5 11.3 25.3
1979 10.9 7.6 13.2 9.2 17.5 1.2 22.6 20.5 13.1 26.4
1980 11.6 7.7 13.6 12.1 15.6 0.9 26.1 21.1 13.7 27.7
1981 12.1 7.4 13.4 12.2 14.4 0.9 23.9 20.2 14.3 28.4
1982 12.6 8.0 14.4 9.9 13.2 0.8 20.6 19.3 14.4 27.8
1983 11.9 7.4 13.8 6.8 13.6 1.0 19.5 20.0 13.1 27.5
1984 10.1 6.8 12.4 6.4 12.9 0.9 19.1 19.1 13.4 27.8
1985 8.5 6.0 13.3 6.0 12.5 0.8 18.6 18.7 13.9 26.6
1986 8.7 6.3 8.8 4.4 14.2 0.9 20.6 18.7 16.2 27.2
1987 9.0 6.2 9.8 5.0 16.0 1.0 20.8 18.1 15.8 27.9
1988 8.6 5.7 8.9 3.9 15.0 1.0 22.3 19.3 15.1 30.7
1989 7.9 5.9 9.3 4.5 14.6 1.0 22.0 19.3 16.3 31.1
1990 8.8 6.2 9.2 5.8 13.4 0.9 21.1 18.7 19.0 30.4
1991 8.9 6.4 9.6 4.7 12.6 0.9 21.2 17.6 19.8 30.5
1992 9.4 6.3 9.5 4.2 12.2 0.9 19.8 17.7 19.5 30.2
1993 8.5 6.2 9.3 3.9 12.3 0.9 18.5 18.2 19.4 30.0
1994 8.2 6.1 8.4 3.3 12.8 0.9 18.6 18.9 20.0 31.6
1995 7.9 5.8 7.7 3.1 13.8 0.9 19.2 19.8 21.1 32.9
1996 8.3 5.9 9.3 4.0 12.3 0.8 18.7 19.6 22.1 32.1
1997 8.2 5.6 9.0 3.8 11.6 0.9 18.7 19.6 22.7 32.9
1998 7.7 5.7 7.3 2.8 10.8 0.8 18.1 19.9 24.7 33.3
1999 6.9 5.4 8.1 3.3 10.9 0.8 16.2 19.0 24.0 33.1
2000 6.4 5.1 12.4 4.9 10.0 0.8 15.8 19.1 25.6 33.9
2001 7.4 5.8 13.3 5.1 9.6 0.8 16.1 19.5 24.4 32.0
2002 7.5 6.1 11.9 4.6 9.0 0.9 16.9 19.3 23.4 29.7
2003 7.3 6.3 15.2 5.8 8.6 0.9 16.7 19.0 22.2 28.8
2004 7.2 5.9 15.9 6.8 9.2 0.9 18.2 20.2 21.2 28.7
2005 6.7 5.7 19.3 8.7 8.1 0.8 18.7 20.3 20.7 28.6
2006 6.9 5.8 19.1 8.6 7.4 0.8 20.8 20.8 20.5 28.4
2007 7.5 6.1 19.7 9.0 6.3 0.7 22.6 20.5 20.2 28.0
2008 8.3 6.4 25.7 12.0 5.2 0.6 22.8 20.7 19.0 27.7
2009 10.1 7.8 21.6 9.1 5.3 0.6 21.4 20.1 21.8 28.9
2010 9.1 7.2 22.4 9.8 5.4 0.6 23.8 21.0 18.8 27.5
Exports and imports: Part 2
  Automotive products Other consumer goods 1 Special transactions trade Unallocated balance of payments adjustments
Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports
  percent
1975 18.6 23.2 1.3 9.6 0.2 0.9 3.0 0.7
1976 20.9 24.7 1.3 10.9 0.4 1.3 3.1 0.6
1977 22.6 26.7 1.3 10.6 0.2 1.0 3.1 0.8
1978 22.6 26.1 1.4 10.5 0.2 0.8 3.5 0.4
1979 17.6 23.8 1.5 9.9 0.3 0.9 3.3 0.6
1980 13.8 19.1 1.6 9.7 0.3 1.1 3.8 0.6
1981 15.6 19.7 1.6 9.6 0.8 1.2 3.9 0.6
1982 19.4 21.4 1.6 10.8 0.3 1.5 3.5 0.5
1983 22.8 24.7 1.6 11.1 0.3 1.3 3.4 0.3
1984 25.4 26.7 1.6 10.7 0.4 1.6 4.7 0.0
1985 26.9 29.0 1.6 9.8 0.3 1.5 4.4 1.6
1986 25.3 28.6 2.0 10.4 0.4 1.5 3.8 2.1
1987 24.2 27.3 2.0 10.6 0.5 1.7 1.8 2.2
1988 24.2 25.0 2.0 10.2 0.5 1.6 3.4 2.7
1989 23.1 22.9 1.8 10.8 0.5 1.5 4.5 2.9
1990 22.8 21.6 2.2 11.2 1.1 2.1 2.4 3.0
1991 22.0 22.0 2.4 11.8 1.1 2.6 2.5 3.6
1992 23.3 21.8 2.7 12.3 1.1 2.6 2.4 4.0
1993 25.6 22.6 2.9 12.1 1.1 2.5 2.4 3.8
1994 25.2 23.0 3.1 11.3 1.1 2.3 2.4 2.6
1995 23.7 21.8 3.1 11.1 1.1 2.4 2.3 2.2
1996 22.6 21.5 3.4 10.9 1.1 3.0 2.2 2.2
1997 22.9 21.9 3.5 10.7 1.3 2.5 2.1 2.0
1998 24.0 22.0 3.8 11.4 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9
1999 26.4 23.2 3.8 11.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.9
2000 22.8 21.4 3.5 11.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.8
2001 22.0 20.7 3.9 12.3 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.8
2002 23.3 22.8 4.3 13.0 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.8
2003 21.9 22.3 4.3 13.5 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.8
2004 21.1 21.3 4.0 13.1 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.7
2005 19.5 20.2 3.8 12.8 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.8
2006 18.1 19.7 3.9 12.9 1.9 1.2 1.4 1.9
2007 16.6 19.2 4.0 13.2 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.9
2008 12.5 16.2 3.7 13.0 1.7 1.4 1.1 2.0
2009 11.9 14.8 4.9 15.4 1.7 1.3 1.4 2.1
2010 14.0 16.6 4.1 14.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.1
1.
Includes apparel and footware, televisions, radios, printed matter, watches, sporting goods and toys, house furnishings, photographic goods, and other miscellaneous end products.
Note(s):
Merchandise imports and exports by sector, balance of payments basis-transactions are defined in terms of ownership change.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0043.
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