Table 2-1
Exports by commodity groupings, balance of payments
basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars
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| July 2012 | August 2012 | Change | Year to date | August 2012/ August 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | Change | |||||||
| millions of dollars | percent | millions of dollars | percent | ||||||
| Total | 37,499 | 37,471 | -28 | -0.1 | 296,984 | 311,933 | 14,948 | 5.0 | -1.6 |
| Agricultural and fishing products | 3,365 | 3,583 | 218 | 6.5 | 26,267 | 28,558 | 2,292 | 8.7 | 6.4 |
| Wheat | 360 | 566 | 207 | 57.5 | 3,586 | 3,955 | 369 | 10.3 | 11.4 |
| Other agricultural and fishing products |
3,005 | 3,017 | 12 | 0.4 | 22,680 | 24,603 | 1,923 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Live animals | 126 | 107 | -19 | -15.1 | 941 | 1,054 | 113 | 12.0 | -13.3 |
| Fish and fish preparations | 374 | 331 | -43 | -11.4 | 2,915 | 3,045 | 130 | 4.5 | -12.5 |
| Barley | 21 | 11 | -11 | -50.5 | 169 | 264 | 95 | 56.0 | 287.9 |
| Wheat flour | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14.4 | 51 | 45 | -6 | -11.7 | 2.1 |
| Other cereals unmilled | 64 | 94 | 30 | 46.3 | 593 | 465 | -127 | -21.5 | 48.1 |
| Other cereal preparations | 272 | 267 | -5 | -1.8 | 1,920 | 2,102 | 181 | 9.4 | 7.2 |
| Meat and meat preparations | 418 | 416 | -2 | -0.6 | 3,240 | 3,394 | 154 | 4.8 | -4.1 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 66 | 62 | -3 | -5.3 | 488 | 533 | 45 | 9.2 | -2.0 |
| Other food, feed, beverages and tobacco |
1,090 | 1,158 | 68 | 6.3 | 8,006 | 8,442 | 435 | 5.4 | 7.9 |
| Rapeseed | 324 | 326 | 2 | 0.6 | 2,723 | 3,350 | 626 | 23.0 | 27.0 |
| Other crude vegetable products | 244 | 239 | -6 | -2.4 | 1,635 | 1,911 | 276 | 16.9 | 14.3 |
| Energy products | 8,143 | 8,593 | 450 | 5.5 | 72,113 | 76,318 | 4,205 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Crude petroleum | 5,001 | 5,457 | 456 | 9.1 | 42,831 | 50,190 | 7,358 | 17.2 | 8.5 |
| Natural gas | 684 | 693 | 9 | 1.3 | 9,467 | 5,230 | -4,237 | -44.8 | -39.9 |
| Other energy products | 2,458 | 2,443 | -15 | -0.6 | 19,815 | 20,899 | 1,084 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Coal and other bituminous substances | 506 | 334 | -172 | -34.1 | 4,539 | 3,891 | -648 | -14.3 | -56.2 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 1,779 | 1,967 | 188 | 10.6 | 13,915 | 15,827 | 1,912 | 13.7 | 34.3 |
| Electricity | 174 | 143 | -31 | -17.9 | 1,362 | 1,181 | -181 | -13.3 | -21.8 |
| Forestry products | 1,804 | 1,843 | 39 | 2.1 | 15,005 | 14,461 | -545 | -3.6 | -0.2 |
| Lumber and sawmill products | 819 | 791 | -29 | -3.5 | 5,593 | 6,024 | 431 | 7.7 | 15.2 |
| Other crude wood products | 76 | 86 | 11 | 14.0 | 583 | 611 | 28 | 4.9 | 27.6 |
| Lumber | 531 | 488 | -43 | -8.2 | 3,537 | 3,773 | 235 | 6.7 | 12.3 |
| Other wood fabricated materials | 213 | 217 | 4 | 1.9 | 1,473 | 1,640 | 167 | 11.3 | 17.4 |
| Wood pulp and other wood products | 437 | 514 | 77 | 17.7 | 4,492 | 3,992 | -500 | -11.1 | -5.4 |
| Newsprint and other paper and paperboard |
548 | 538 | -10 | -1.8 | 4,920 | 4,444 | -476 | -9.7 | -12.6 |
| Newsprint paper | 260 | 247 | -13 | -5.0 | 2,492 | 2,105 | -387 | -15.5 | -19.1 |
| Other paper and paperboard | 288 | 291 | 3 | 1.0 | 2,428 | 2,339 | -89 | -3.7 | -6.2 |
| Industrial goods and materials | 9,397 | 8,823 | -575 | -6.1 | 76,137 | 74,587 | -1,549 | -2.0 | -13.0 |
| Metal ores | 1,501 | 1,193 | -308 | -20.5 | 10,996 | 10,810 | -186 | -1.7 | -22.8 |
| Iron ores, concentrates and scrap | 565 | 414 | -152 | -26.8 | 3,817 | 4,131 | 314 | 8.2 | -24.4 |
| Copper ores, concentrates and scrap |
332 | 251 | -81 | -24.5 | 2,377 | 2,140 | -238 | -10.0 | -18.9 |
| Nickel ores, concentrates and scrap |
215 | 222 | 8 | 3.5 | 2,216 | 1,707 | -509 | -23.0 | -36.1 |
| Zinc ores, concentrates and scrap | 33 | 8 | -25 | -76.3 | 207 | 191 | -16 | -7.6 | -63.1 |
| Other ores, concentrates and scrap |
355 | 298 | -57 | -16.2 | 2,379 | 2,641 | 262 | 11.0 | -6.7 |
| Chemicals, plastics and fertilizers | 2,993 | 2,686 | -307 | -10.3 | 23,719 | 23,131 | -587 | -2.5 | -10.7 |
| Inorganic chemicals | 421 | 355 | -67 | -15.8 | 3,975 | 3,298 | -677 | -17.0 | -25.5 |
| Organic chemicals | 506 | 478 | -29 | -5.7 | 4,909 | 4,354 | -556 | -11.3 | -26.3 |
| Fertilizers and fertilizer materials | 808 | 628 | -180 | -22.3 | 5,041 | 5,141 | 101 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Synthetic rubber and plastics | 942 | 922 | -20 | -2.2 | 7,551 | 7,783 | 232 | 3.1 | -4.9 |
| Other chemical products | 315 | 304 | -11 | -3.6 | 2,243 | 2,556 | 313 | 14.0 | 1.0 |
| Metals and alloys | 3,241 | 3,388 | 147 | 4.5 | 28,733 | 27,281 | -1,451 | -5.1 | -12.7 |
| Primary iron and steel | 49 | 56 | 6 | 12.8 | 586 | 408 | -177 | -30.3 | -27.1 |
| Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets | 330 | 306 | -23 | -7.1 | 2,487 | 2,726 | 239 | 9.6 | -8.1 |
| Other iron and steel and alloys | 279 | 259 | -20 | -7.1 | 1,858 | 2,115 | 257 | 13.8 | 7.9 |
| Aluminum including alloys | 554 | 537 | -18 | -3.2 | 5,382 | 4,676 | -706 | -13.1 | -23.0 |
| Copper and alloys | 172 | 177 | 5 | 2.8 | 1,652 | 1,578 | -74 | -4.5 | -7.3 |
| Nickel and alloys | 237 | 233 | -4 | -1.6 | 2,304 | 1,893 | -411 | -17.8 | -9.7 |
| Precious metals and alloys | 1,446 | 1,638 | 192 | 13.3 | 12,758 | 12,419 | -339 | -2.7 | -11.9 |
| Zinc and alloys | 85 | 94 | 9 | 10.9 | 862 | 745 | -116 | -13.5 | -13.2 |
| Other non-ferrous metals and alloys |
89 | 88 | -1 | -0.9 | 845 | 720 | -124 | -14.7 | -24.6 |
| Other industrial goods and materials | 1,662 | 1,556 | -107 | -6.4 | 12,690 | 13,365 | 675 | 5.3 | -8.6 |
| Asbestos unmanufactured | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 | -27 | -100.0 | -100.0 |
| Other crude animal products | 123 | 103 | -20 | -16.4 | 679 | 863 | 184 | 27.1 | 9.6 |
| Other crude non-metallic minerals | 273 | 233 | -40 | -14.7 | 2,625 | 2,348 | -277 | -10.6 | -38.4 |
| Other crude materials, inedible | 64 | 60 | -4 | -6.0 | 521 | 507 | -14 | -2.7 | -13.8 |
| Metal fabricated basic products | 405 | 395 | -10 | -2.4 | 2,917 | 3,231 | 314 | 10.8 | 5.1 |
| Textile fabricated materials | 185 | 178 | -7 | -4.0 | 1,468 | 1,494 | 26 | 1.8 | -4.2 |
| Non-metallic mineral basic products | 173 | 174 | 1 | 0.6 | 1,276 | 1,417 | 141 | 11.0 | 6.5 |
| Other fabricated materials | 439 | 413 | -26 | -6.0 | 3,176 | 3,504 | 328 | 10.3 | -4.7 |
| Machinery and equipment | 6,680 | 6,703 | 24 | 0.4 | 52,368 | 54,737 | 2,369 | 4.5 | -8.4 |
| Industrial and agricultural machinery | 1,766 | 1,697 | -70 | -3.9 | 12,997 | 14,334 | 1,337 | 10.3 | -4.5 |
| Industrial machinery | 1,579 | 1,505 | -74 | -4.7 | 11,675 | 12,798 | 1,123 | 9.6 | -5.7 |
| Agricultural machinery includ. tractors |
188 | 192 | 4 | 2.2 | 1,321 | 1,536 | 215 | 16.3 | 6.9 |
| Aircraft and other transportation equipment |
1,436 | 1,641 | 206 | 14.3 | 12,010 | 12,449 | 439 | 3.7 | -11.8 |
| Aircraft, engines, parts | 1,058 | 1,257 | 199 | 18.8 | 8,949 | 9,277 | 328 | 3.7 | -9.9 |
| Other transportation equipment | 377 | 384 | 7 | 1.8 | 3,061 | 3,172 | 111 | 3.6 | -17.6 |
| Other machinery and equipment | 3,478 | 3,365 | -112 | -3.2 | 27,362 | 27,954 | 593 | 2.2 | -8.6 |
| Television, telecommunication equipment |
604 | 587 | -17 | -2.8 | 5,048 | 4,992 | -57 | -1.1 | -12.2 |
| Office machines and equipment | 331 | 311 | -20 | -5.9 | 2,817 | 2,688 | -128 | -4.5 | -12.2 |
| Other equipment and tools | 1,727 | 1,668 | -59 | -3.4 | 12,695 | 13,697 | 1,002 | 7.9 | -3.8 |
| Other end products, inedible | 816 | 799 | -16 | -2.0 | 6,802 | 6,578 | -224 | -3.3 | -13.8 |
| Automotive products | 5,875 | 5,740 | -136 | -2.3 | 38,138 | 45,632 | 7,494 | 19.6 | 25.9 |
| Passenger autos and chassis | 3,969 | 3,961 | -8 | -0.2 | 24,831 | 30,759 | 5,928 | 23.9 | 39.7 |
| Trucks and other motor vehicles | 286 | 256 | -30 | -10.5 | 1,775 | 2,276 | 502 | 28.3 | 11.1 |
| Motor vehicle parts | 1,620 | 1,522 | -98 | -6.0 | 11,533 | 12,597 | 1,064 | 9.2 | 1.9 |
| Other consumer goods | 1,408 | 1,354 | -54 | -3.9 | 10,681 | 10,964 | 282 | 2.6 | -4.2 |
| Special transactions trade | 309 | 300 | -9 | -2.8 | 2,578 | 2,613 | 35 | 1.3 | -20.4 |
| Unallocated balance of payments adjustments |
519 | 533 | 14 | 2.7 | 3,697 | 4,063 | 366 | 9.9 | 14.8 |
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