Figure 2
Value of Canadian Mineral Trade by Commodity Group, 2002-12
| Year | 2002 ($ billions) |
2003 ($ billions) |
2004 ($ billions) |
2005 ($ billions) |
2006 ($ billions) |
2007 ($ billions) |
2008 ($ billions) |
2009 ($ billions) |
2010 ($ billions) |
2011 ($ billions) |
2012 ($ billions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports, metals | 37.5 | 35.2 | 42.1 | 47.2 | 58.1 | 66.3 | 67.1 | 47.3 | 61.3 | 72.7 | 67.1 |
| Exports, nonmetals | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 18.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 15.6 |
| Exports, coal | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Total exports | 49.1 | 46.6 | 54.9 | 62.4 | 72.8 | 81.5 | 92.3 | 64.1 | 81.4 | 97.6 | 89.5 |
| Imports, metals | 38.4 | 36.0 | 42.6 | 47.1 | 52.0 | 52.5 | 57.4 | 45.4 | 55.9 | 65.7 | 63.8 |
| Imports, nonmetals | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 10.8 |
| Imports,coal | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 12. |
| Total imports | 48.2 | 45.2 | 52.1 | 56.6 | 61.8 | 62.6 | 69.3 | 55.0 | 66.5 | 77.2 | 75.9 |
Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Statistics Canada.
Note: Stages 1 to 4 for metals and nonmetals; Stages 1 to 3 for coal.