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TABLE A6-11: VALUE OF RAIL EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY COMMODITY, 1997 – 2006
(Millions of dollars)
Exports 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Agricultural and food 892.0 959.0 882.9 834.4 915.8 953.9 1,227.9 1,498.6 1,345.7 1,513.8
Automotive 26,773.9 26,789.8 38,831.4 41,493.0 40,136.4 41,562.7 38,980.8 38,548.0 34,807.0 32,092.5
Chemicals 4,311.5 4,253.2 4,589.0 5,780.3 6,148.1 5,991.3 6,228.8 7,544.9 8,573.3 9,237.8
Coal 23.9 38.1 39.5 106.9 155.4 205.4 140.6 154.3 179.6 174.8
Fertilizer materials 783.6 1,013.6 997.0 1,026.5 997.1 1,076.3 1,065.3 1,105.5 1,483.4 1,364.1
Forest 12,534.0 13,725.2 15,374.4 16,090.6 15,765.7 14,967.3 14,216.0 17,530.9 17,566.5 15,465.8
Grains 879.5 780.1 747.4 770.3 907.0 830.6 450.7 787.5 542.4 834.3
Iron ore 3.9 0.7 2.0 1.2 6.9 16.8 9.2 5.1 4.2
Metals 5,789.4 5,745.5 5,829.7 6,740.0 7,295.2 7,564.5 6,972.1 7,438.5 7,895.8 10,498.2
Miscellaneous 1,772.8 2,551.9 2,467.0 1,683.3 1,908.0 1,571.4 837.1 991.8 988.7 1,076.0
Other mine products 226.9 246.0 304.7 303.3 291.6 302.1 578.9 512.0 610.1 496.7
Petroleum 784.9 749.2 880.3 1,456.9 1,622.1 1,538.7 1,864.3 2,285.5 2,543.3 2,648.9
Totals 54,776.3 56,852.3 70,945.3 76,286.8 76,149.3 76,581.0 72,571.7 78,402.7 76,539.9 75,402.9
Imports 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Agricultural and food 1,004.5 1,119.5 1,053.7 1,090.8 1,290.0 1,408.5 1,600.9 1,594.6 1,543.5 1,448.7
Automotive 11,515.2 10,209.0 10,706.9 12,529.2 12,737.0 14,549.5 13,081.9 12,652.3 12,980.6 12,857.3
Chemicals 3,593.6 3,934.6 4,052.6 4,534.6 4,765.1 4,723.3 4,977.6 5,541.5 6,061.4 6,788.4
Coal 13.8 17.5 15.3 14.4 8.3 6.9 4.5 3.4 8.0 9.6
Fertilizer materials 17.3 17.8 12.8 15.4 10.5 12.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Forest 648.8 698.0 710.6 914.5 890.2 878.7 809.2 858.8 935.5 944.3
Grains 173.7 155.4 163.8 193.5 367.7 494.0 256.0 112.7 111.1 88.2
Iron ore 20.9 1.9 18.5 24.3 73.8 68.3 72.0 74.8 113.3 131.1
Metals 2,427.8 2,491.3 1,869.2 1,849.6 1,746.2 1,741.7 2,274.9 3,073.4 3,845.1 4,341.6
Miscellaneous 2,031.9 2,048.7 1,383.7 1,617.9 2,243.1 1,927.5 719.8 713.7 722.7 737.7
Other mine products 38.1 52.4 58.8 61.3 73.1 78.2 410.9 455.1 562.7 632.7
Petroleum 157.2 199.7 160.3 238.3 252.8 266.6 305.0 365.8 601.5 886.0
Totals 21,642.8 20,945.9 20,206.4 23,082.9 24,455.6 26,156.6 24,512.8 25,446.3 27,485.7 28,865.8

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


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