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TABLE A8-18: TOTAL MARINE IMPORTS/EXPORTS, BY COMMODITIES, 2001
Canada-U.S. Trade (Billions of dollars)
Commodity Export 1   Commodity Import
Gasoline/aviation fuel 4.483   Coal 0.833
Crude petroleum 0.937   Gasoline/aviation fuel 0.633
Newsprint 0.761   Basic chemicals 0.623
Basic chemicals 0.755   LPG & oth. refined petrol. 0.341
LPG & other refined petrol. 0.596   Iron ore/concentrates 0.257
Waste and scrap 0.227   Electronic/electr. mach. 0.157
Lumber 0.222   Other cereal grains 0.089
Iron ore/concentrates 0.205   Other metal.ores/conc. 0.077
Logs & other rough wood 0.144   Crude petroleum 0.068
Non-ferr. metal primary 0.114   Other agric. prod. 0.055
Salt 0.105   Oth.non-metal.minerals 0.054
Cement 0.105   Meat, fish, seafood products 0.052
Other commodities 0.938   Other commodities 0.291
Total (All Commodities) 9.592   Total (All Commodities) 3.529

Canada-Overseas Trade
Commodity Export 1   Commodity Import
Wood pulp 3.861   Crude petroleum 10.570
Wheat 3.395   Automobile veh. 7.587
Non-ferr.metal primary 2.802   Oth.manuf./misc.goods 6.890
Lumber 2.131   Machinery 4.249
Meat, fish, seafood products 2.120   Electronic/electr. mach 3.160
Coal 1.635   Basic chemicals 2.000
Machinery 1.552   Prepared foodstuffs 1.881
Newsprint 1.487   Plastic/rubber products 1.662
Other agric. products 1.477   Articles/ base metal 1.441
Colza (canola) 1.182   Iron/steel primary 1.421
Basic chemicals 1.168   Meat, fish, seafood products 1.104
Potash 1.157   Alcoholic/non-alc. beverages 0.923
Other manuf. goods 1.024   Parts & access. vehicles 0.919
Other metal. ores/conc. 0.961   Gasoline/aviation fuel 0.866
Other commodities 9.009   Other commodities 5.567
Total (All Commodities) 34.960   Total (All Commodities) 50.239
  1. Including domestic exports and re-exports.

Source: Statistics Canada, Cat. 65-202 and 65-203; special tabulations


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