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Transportation in Canada 2006 |
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TABLE A9-16: MAIN COMMODITY GROUPS SHIPPED BY AIR IN CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE, 2005 AND 2006
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(Millions of dollars) |
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2005 |
20061 |
Per cent change |
| Exports by air2 |
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| Machinery & electrical equipment |
13,808 |
14,235 |
3.1 |
| Other mfgd. & misc. goods |
13,059 |
13,999 |
7.2 |
| Aircrafts & other transport equipment |
8,241 |
8,548 |
3.7 |
| Agricultural & food products |
856 |
913 |
6.7 |
| Plastics & chemical products |
944 |
827 |
(12.4) |
| Base metals & articles of base metal |
567 |
454 |
(19.9) |
| Waste & scrap |
396 |
475 |
20.0 |
| Other |
209 |
122 |
(41.4) |
| Total exports by air |
38,079 |
39,573 |
3.9 |
| Imports by air |
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| Machinery & electrical equipment |
20,377 |
21,677 |
6.4 |
| Other mfgd. & misc. goods |
16,512 |
17,433 |
5.6 |
| Aircrafts & other transport equipment |
5,310 |
4,779 |
(10.0) |
| Plastics & chemical products |
3,063 |
3,804 |
24.2 |
| Base metals & articles of base metal |
931 |
1,035 |
11.2 |
| Waste & Scrap |
626 |
1,221 |
94.9 |
| Agricultural & food products |
345 |
353 |
2.3 |
| Other |
350 |
236 |
(32.6) |
| Total imports by air |
47,515 |
50,538 |
6.4 |
- Preliminary data for 2006.
- Total exports include domestic exports and re-exports.
Source: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada, special tabulations
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