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Merchandise trade of Canada (monthly)

  November 2003 October 2004 November 2004 October 2004 to November 2004 November 2003 to November 2004
  seasonally adjusted
  $ millions % change
Principal trading partners  
Exports 31,963 35,743 34,706 -2.9 8.6
United States1 26,140 29,139 28,513 -2.1 9.1
Japan 723 773 823 6.5 13.9
United Kingdom 750 712 667 -6.3 -11.0
Other European Economic Community countries 1,433 1,559 1,370 -12.1 -4.4
Other OECD countries2 988 1,254 1,212 -3.3 22.7
Other countries 1,929 2,306 2,121 -8.0 9.9
Imports 27,830 30,535 27,410 -10.2 -1.5
United States1 19,483 20,708 18,198 -12.1 -6.6
Japan 802 826 859 4.1 7.1
United Kingdom 734 808 668 -17.2 -8.9
Other European Economic Community countries 2,070 2,431 2,111 -13.2 2.0
Other OECD countries2 1,642 1,804 1,825 1.1 11.1
Other countries 3,099 3,960 3,749 -5.3 21.0
Balance 4,133 5,208 7,296 ... ...
United States1 6,657 8,431 10,316 ... ...
Japan -80 -53 -36 ... ...
United Kingdom 16 -95 -1 ... ...
Other European Economic Community countries -636 -872 -741 ... ...
Other OECD countries2 -654 -550 -613 ... ...
Other countries -1,170 -1,654 -1,628 ... ...
Principal commodity grouping3          
Exports          
Agricultural and fishing products 2,377 2,348 2,359 0.4 -0.8
Energy products 4,199 6,184 5,921 -4.3 41.0
Forestry products 3,048 3,210 3,101 -3.4 1.7
Industrial goods and materials 5,248 5,957 5,752 -3.4 9.6
Machinery and equipment 5,976 6,546 6,383 -2.5 6.8
Automotive products 6,657 7,240 6,646 -8.2 -0.2
Other consumer goods 1,219 1,212 1,176 -3.0 -3.5
Special transactions trade4 1,613 1,560 1,549 -0.7 -4.0
Imports          
Agricultural and fishing products 1,732 1,828 1,610 -11.9 -7.0
Energy products 1,337 2,422 1,932 -20.2 44.5
Forestry products 241 261 253 -3.3 4.6
Industrial goods and materials 5,236 6,354 5,504 -13.4 5.1
Machinery and equipment 8,112 8,669 7,683 -11.4 -5.3
Automotive products 6,174 6,262 5,754 -8.1 -6.8
Other consumer goods 3,908 4,040 3,675 -9.1 -6.0
Special transactions trade4 445 399 584 46.5 31.3
1. Also includes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
2. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries other than the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and the European Economic Community.
3. Figures not adjusted to balance-of-payments basis.
4. Mainly low-valued transactions, value of repairs to equipment and goods returned to country of origin.
Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 228-0001 and Catalogue no. 65-001-XIB.
Last modified: 2005-01-12.

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