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Merchandise trade of Canada (monthly)
  September 2006 August 2007 September 2007 August 2007 to September 2007 September 2006 to September 2007
  seasonally adjusted
  $ millions % change
Principal trading partners
Exports 37,752 38,588 37,710 -2.3 -0.1
United States1 29,187 29,391 28,944 -1.5 -0.8
Japan 883 800 748 -6.6 -15.3
United Kingdom 1,039 1,120 962 -14.1 -7.4
Other European Economic Community countries 1,883 2,114 1,944 -8.0 3.2
Other OECD countries2 1,728 1,708 1,660 -2.8 -3.9
Other countries 3,032 3,456 3,452 -0.1 13.8
Imports 33,581 34,296 35,065 2.2 4.4
United States1 22,039 22,453 22,764 1.4 3.3
Japan 1,022 1,000 907 -9.3 -11.2
United Kingdom 923 838 905 8.0 -2.0
Other European Economic Community countries 2,634 2,635 2,747 4.2 4.3
Other OECD countries2 1,775 2,036 2,199 8.0 23.9
Other countries 5,189 5,335 5,544 3.9 6.9
Balance 4,171 4,292 2,644 ... ...
United States1 7,148 6,938 6,181 ... ...
Japan -139 -200 -159 ... ...
United Kingdom 116 282 57 ... ...
Other European Economic Community countries -750 -521 -802 ... ...
Other OECD countries2 -48 -328 -539 ... ...
Other countries -2,156 -1,880 -2,093 ... ...
Principal commodity grouping3
Exports          
Agricultural and fishing products 2,728 2,866 2,921 1.9 7.1
Energy products 6,891 7,355 7,195 -2.2 4.4
Forestry products 2,723 2,539 2,266 -10.8 -16.8
Industrial goods and materials 7,969 8,215 7,836 -4.6 -1.7
Machinery and equipment 7,241 7,447 6,843 -8.1 -5.5
Automotive products 6,015 5,902 6,060 2.7 0.7
Other consumer goods 1,296 1,319 1,361 3.2 5.0
Special transactions trade4 1,479 1,362 1,364 0.2 -7.7
Imports          
Agricultural and fishing products 2,006 2,154 2,151 -0.1 7.2
Energy products 3,686 3,315 3,246 -2.1 -11.9
Forestry products 259 247 247 -0.1 -4.6
Industrial goods and materials 6,893 6,929 7,096 2.4 2.9
Machinery and equipment 9,562 9,940 9,608 -3.3 0.5
Automotive products 6,425 6,545 6,613 1.0 2.9
Other consumer goods 4,363 4,491 4,592 2.2 5.2
Special transactions trade4 407 401 566 41.1 39.2

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