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TABLE A6-11: VALUE OF RAIL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY COMMODITY, 1996 - 2003
  (Millions of dollars)
Exports 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Agricultural and food 940.5 892.0 959.0 882.9 834.4 915.8 953.9 1,022.7
Automotive 24,693.7 26,773.9 26,789.8 38,831.4 41,493.0 40,136.4 41,562.7 38,753.6
Chemicals 3,675.3 4,311.5 4,253.2 4,589.0 5,780.3 6,148.1 5,991.3 6,218.7
Coal 63.1 23.9 38.1 39.5 106.9 155.4 205.4 151.9
Fertilizer materials 678.9 783.6 1,013.6 997.0 1,026.5 997.1 1,076.3 1,070.9
Forest 12,349.7 12,534.0 13,725.2 15,374.4 16,090.6 15,765.7 14,967.3 14,257.2
Grains 690.0 879.5 780.1 747.4 770.3 907.0 830.6 594.8
Iron ore 2.6 3.9 0.7 2.0 1.2 6.9 16.8 9.2
Metals 5,272.4 5,789.4 5,745.5 5,829.7 6,740.0 7,295.2 7,564.5 7,045.1
Miscellaneous 1,794.0 1,772.8 2,551.9 2,467.0 1,683.3 1,908.0 1,571.4 1,383.6
Other mine products 196.9 226.9 246.0 304.7 303.3 291.6 302.1 323.4
Petroleum 771.3 784.9 749.2 880.3 1,456.9 1,622.1 1,538.7 1,830.2
Totals 51,128.4 54,776.3 56,852.3 70,945.3 76,286.8 76,149.3 76,581.0 72,661.4
Imports 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Agricultural and food 686.7 1,004.5 1,119.5 1,053.7 1,090.8 1,290.0 1,408.5 1,363.3
Automotive 9,363.1 11,515.2 10,209.0 10,706.9 12,529.2 12,737.0 14,549.5 12,589.4
Chemicals 2,927.0 3,593.6 3,934.6 4,052.6 4,534.6 4,765.1 4,723.3 4,921.1
Coal 9.4 13.8 17.5 15.3 14.4 8.3 6.9 4.6
Fertilizer materials 15.2 17.3 17.8 12.8 15.4 10.5 12.7 10.1
Forest 553.3 648.8 698.0 710.6 914.5 890.2 878.7 905.2
Grains 129.1 173.7 155.4 163.8 193.5 367.7 494.0 425.3
Iron ore 5.2 20.9 1.9 18.5 24.3 73.8 68.3 72.0
Metals 1,566.1 2,427.8 2,491.3 1,869.2 1,849.6 1,746.2 1,741.7 1,838.6
Miscellaneous 1,011.8 2,031.9 2,048.7 1,383.7 1,617.9 2,243.1 1,927.5 1,956.8
Other mine products 30.6 38.1 52.4 58.8 61.3 73.1 78.2 77.5
Petroleum 138.8 157.2 199.7 160.3 238.3 252.8 266.6 291.7
Totals 16,436.2 21,642.8 20,945.9 20,206.4 23,082.9 24,455.6 26,156.6 24,455.5

Source: Adapted from Statistics Canada (International Trade Division) by Transport Canada


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