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TABLE A2-2: CANADA/OTHER COUNTRIES TRADE, BY MODE AND SECTOR, 1997 – 2002
Year Value
(Billions
of dollars)
Share in Per cent
Road Rail Marine Air Other
Exports1            
1997 54.2 9.1 1.7 72.8 16.4 0.0
1998 48.5 7.8 1.3 71.3 19.5 0.0
1999 47.3 6.5 1.7 71.2 20.6 0.0
2000 53.9 6.3 1.3 69.8 22.7 0.0
2001 52.2 6.4 1.7 67.8 24.1 0.0
2002 49.8 5.6 1.9 67.9 24.7 0.0
Imports            
1997 88.5 31.3 4.5 40.0 22.0 2.1
1998 94.8 36.1 3.6 37.5 21.7 1.1
1999 104.8 34.8 3.2 38.2 23.3 0.5
2000 127.2 30.9 3.5 41.3 23.8 0.6
2001 124.8 32.2 3.9 40.4 21.9 1.6
2002 130.2 32.2 3.5 41.2 20.3 2.7



 

Year Volume
(Million tonnes)
Share in Per cent
Road Rail Mari2ne Air Other
Exports1            
1997 189.9 1.0 0.2 98.4 0.4 0.0
1998 183.3 0.9 0.2 98.6 0.3 0.0
1999 183.1 1.7 0.3 97.7 0.3 0.0
2000 168.6 2.6 0.7 96.3 0.4 0.0
2001 185.7 2.4 0.3 96.1 1.2 0.0
2002 156.6 1.7 0.8 96.7 0.8 0.0
Imports            
1997 83.8 7.6 1.0 79.6 1.4 10.3
1998 96.5 11.2 1.2 79.0 1.9 6.7
1999 78.6 12.2 1.3 80.4 1.9 4.3
2000 85.1 9.3 1.2 84.9 2.2 2.4
2001 84.9 10.2 1.3 78.9 2.0 7.6
2002 89.9 10.6 1.1 70.9 3.2 14.3
  1. Total exports including domestic exports and re-exports. Preliminary data for 2002. Tonnes estimated based on weight conversion factors developed by Statistics Canada.
     

Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada


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