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Table 2-1
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars

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Current dollars
  November  2008 December  2008 Change Year to date Year to date change December  2008/2007
2007 2008
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 39,104 35,304 -3,801 -9.7 463,051 489,740 26,689 5.8 -2.7
Agricultural and fishing products 3,663 3,405 -258 -7.0 34,370 40,904 6,534 19.0 18.8
Wheat 654 519 -135 -20.6 4,637 6,905 2,267 48.9 18.4
Other agricultural and fishing products 3,009 2,886 -123 -4.1 29,733 34,000 4,267 14.4 18.8
Live animals 175 164 -10 -6.0 2,428 2,327 -101 -4.2 -24.6
Fish and fish preparations 360 350 -9 -2.6 4,293 4,254 -38 -0.9 6.8
Barley 54 38 -16 -29.9 485 691 206 42.5 -56
Wheat flour 6 6 1 9.9 76 100 25 32.4 2.6
Other cereals unmilled 65 63 -2 -3.0 606 889 283 46.6 2.0
Other cereal preparations 279 260 -19 -6.9 2,537 2,906 370 14.6 25.6
Meat and meat preparations 450 403 -47 -10.5 4,143 4,639 497 12.0 27.0
Alcoholic beverages 80 78 -2 -2.5 871 859 -12 -1.4 12.0
Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco 970 970 1 0.1 10,083 11,081 999 9.9 22.6
Rapeseed 330 305 -25 -7.6 2,259 3,871 1,612 71.3 59.9
Other crude vegetable products 240 247 7 3.1 1,952 2,381 428 21.9 62.8
Energy products 8,434 6,799 -1,635 -19.4 91,647 126,066 34,419 37.6 -15.9
Crude petroleum 3,894 2,761 -1,133 -29.1 40,998 60,976 19,978 48.7 -29.0
Natural gas 2,186 2,060 -126 -5.8 28,378 33,296 4,918 17.3 -10.2
Other energy products 2,354 1,978 -376 -16.0 22,272 31,795 9,523 42.8 3.8
Coal and other bituminous substances 644 548 -96 -14.9 2,731 5,852 3,121 114.3 163.6
Petroleum and coal products 1,460 1,216 -244 -16.7 16,397 22,126 5,729 34.9 -16.2
Electricity 250 215 -35 -14.1 3,144 3,816 673 21.4 -13.2
Forestry products 2,151 2,051 -100 -4.7 29,263 25,668 -3,595 -12.3 -3.2
Lumber and sawmill products 776 683 -93 -12.0 12,613 9,173 -3,441 -27.3 -17.3
Other crude wood products 51 67 16 31.8 764 647 -117 -15.3 66.0
Lumber 458 397 -62 -13.4 7,385 5,353 -2,032 -27.5 -17.2
Other wood fabricated materials 267 219 -48 -17.8 4,465 3,173 -1,292 -28.9 -28.4
Wood pulp and other wood products 457 436 -21 -4.5 6,685 6,389 -296 -4.4 -19.7
Newsprint and other paper and paperboard 918 931 13 1.4 9,965 10,107 142 1.4 24.1
Newsprint paper 517 548 32 6.1 5,211 5,469 258 5.0 44.9
Other paper and paperboard 401 383 -18 -4.6 4,754 4,638 -116 -2.4 3.0
Industrial goods and materials 8,904 7,384 -1,520 -17.1 104,421 111,166 6,745 6.5 -7.0
Metal ores 932 885 -47 -5.1 14,405 14,878 473 3.3 -11.7
Iron ores, concentrates and scrap 295 339 44 15.1 3,312 4,810 1,499 45.3 39.3
Copper ores, concentrates and scrap 162 120 -42 -25.9 2,196 2,310 114 5.2 -14.8
Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap 163 151 -12 -7.2 5,092 3,770 -1,322 -26.0 -53.7
Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap 38 9 -30 -77.7 387 360 -28 -7.1 -74.3
Other ores, concentrates and scrap 274 266 -8 -2.9 3,419 3,628 210 6.1 3.0
Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers 3,399 2,627 -772 -22.7 33,191 35,912 2,721 8.2 -3.1
Inorganic chemicals 483 424 -60 -12.3 6,465 5,498 -968 -15 5.1
Organic chemicals 540 384 -157 -29.0 7,003 6,928 -76 -1.1 -39.8
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials 1,063 672 -391 -36.8 4,018 7,533 3,514 87.5 89.7
Synthetic rubber and plastics 998 868 -130 -13.0 12,458 12,519 61 0.5 -17.7
Other chemical products 314 280 -34 -10.9 3,246 3,435 189 5.8 7.3
Metals and alloys 2,813 2,404 -409 -14.5 38,226 39,738 1,512 4.0 -14.8
Primary iron and steel 47 58 10 21.2 662 1,280 618 93.3 -2.7
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 409 318 -91 -22.2 3,905 5,100 1,195 30.6 -9.4
Other iron and steel and alloys 314 264 -50 -15.9 3,465 3,895 430 12.4 -12.5
Aluminum including alloys 787 576 -210 -26.7 10,079 9,055 -1,025 -10.2 -23.7
Copper and alloys 146 145 -1 -0.6 4,174 4,129 -45 -1.1 -46.1
Nickel and alloys 198 226 28 14.2 5,599 3,695 -1,904 -34.0 -30.8
Precious metals and alloys 734 682 -52 -7.1 6,884 9,733 2,849 41.4 41.9
Zinc and alloys 79 69 -10 -12.6 2,172 1,409 -762 -35.1 -54.9
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 99 66 -34 -33.9 1,286 1,442 157 12.2 -46.8
Other industrial goods and materials 1,760 1,468 -292 -16.6 18,599 20,638 2,039 11.0 4.4
Asbestos unmanufactured 6 6 1 9.5 55 68 13 23.8 22.5
Other crude animal products 60 62 2 3.4 826 844 18 2.2 -3.2
Other crude non-metallic minerals 429 249 -180 -42 2,791 4,927 2,136 76.5 55.2
Other crude materials, inedible 39 41 3 6.6 570 575 5 0.9 -4.1
Metal fabricated basic products 466 438 -27 -5.9 5,792 5,463 -329 -5.7 -1.4
Textile fabricated materials 203 189 -13 -6.6 2,816 2,428 -388 -13.8 -10.5
Non-metallic mineral basic products 205 200 -5 -2.5 2,482 2,403 -79 -3.2 1.1
Other fabricated materials 354 283 -72 -20.2 3,266 3,930 664 20.3 0.7
Machinery and equipment 8,377 8,207 -170 -2.0 93,428 92,835 -593 -0.6 15.3
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,076 1,937 -139 -6.7 22,329 23,392 1,063 4.8 8.5
Industrial machinery 1,882 1,761 -121 -6.4 20,526 21,221 695 3.4 7.9
Agricultural machinery includ. tractors 194 176 -18 -9.2 1,803 2,171 368 20.4 14.9
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,845 2,074 229 12.4 20,897 20,278 -620 -3.0 29.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 1,418 1,691 273 19.2 15,686 15,329 -357 -2.3 35.4
Other transportation equipment 427 383 -43 -10.2 5,211 4,949 -262 -5.0 7.9
Other machinery and equipment 4,456 4,195 -260 -5.8 50,202 49,166 -1,036 -2.1 12.5
Television, telecommunication equipment 940 752 -187 -19.9 10,338 9,597 -741 -7.2 20.5
Office machines and equipment 512 491 -21 -4.1 7,205 6,065 -1,140 -15.8 -5.5
Other equipment and tools 2,024 1,997 -27 -1.3 22,493 23,162 669 3.0 11.7
Other end products, inedible 981 955 -26 -2.6 10,166 10,342 176 1.7 20.0
Automotive products 4,855 4,695 -160 -3.3 77,304 61,061 -16,244 -21.0 -17.0
Passenger autos and chassis 2,728 2,671 -57 -2.1 39,996 34,069 -5,927 -14.8 -7.6
Trucks and other motor vehicles 534 515 -18 -3.4 13,021 7,250 -5,771 -44.3 -44.8
Motor vehicle parts 1,593 1,509 -84 -5.3 24,287 19,742 -4,546 -18.7 -17.5
Other consumer goods 1,456 1,635 179 12.3 18,737 18,216 -521 -2.8 14.9
Special transactions trade 724 674 -50 -6.9 8,176 8,188 12 0.1 4.8
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 540 454 -86 -16.0 5,704 5,636 -68 -1.2 8.3