Table 10 Transportation Commodities as a Share of Imports
Table 10
Transportation Commodities as a Share of Imports
Millions of Canadian dollars
| Commodities | 1971 | 1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | |
| Transportation equipment | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft, parts, and repairs | –299 | 1.6 | –425 | 0.9 | –2,396 | 2.6 | –3,111 | 2.3 | –3,745 | 2.2 | –4,973 | 1.8 |
| Automobiles, including passenger vans | –1,217 | 6.4 | –2,685 | 6.0 | –5,451 | 5.9 | –12,766 | 9.5 | –12,501 | 7.4 | –14,206 | 5.2 |
| Trucks, road tractors, and chassis | –325 | 1.7 | –840 | 1.9 | –1,429 | 1.6 | –3,071 | 2.3 | –3,111 | 1.8 | –5,618 | 2.1 |
| Other complete equipment | –138 | 0.7 | –438 | 1.0 | –648 | 0.7 | –895 | 0.7 | –1,634 | 1.0 | –2,847 | 1.1 |
| Motor vehicle parts, including bodies and tires | –2,507 | 13.1 | –5,782 | 12.9 | –9,624 | 10.5 | –19,091 | 14.3 | –17,849 | 10.6 | –33,275 | 12.3 |
| Railroad equipment and parts | –50 | 0.3 | –99 | 0.2 | –205 | 0.2 | –476 | 0.4 | –392 | 0.2 | –934 | 0.3 |
| Shipbuilding and ship repair | –18 | 0.1 | –68 | 0.2 | –197 | 0.2 | –179 | 0.1 | –111 | 0.1 | –95 | 0.0 |
| Total | –4,554 | 23.9 | –10,337 | 23.0 | –19,950 | 21.7 | –39,589 | 29.6 | –39,343 | 23.3 | –61,948 | 22.9 |
| Transportation fuels | ||||||||||||
| Motor gasoline | –20 | 0.1 | –1 | 0.0 | –128 | 0.1 | –419 | 0.3 | –562 | 0.3 | –787 | 0.3 |
| Diesel and fuel oil, aviation fuel | –193 | 1.0 | –228 | 0.5 | –688 | 0.7 | –1,171 | 0.9 | –936 | 0.6 | –1,019 | 0.4 |
| Total | –213 | 1.1 | –229 | 0.5 | –816 | 0.9 | –1,590 | 1.2 | –1,498 | 0.9 | –1,806 | 0.7 |
| Transportation industries | ||||||||||||
| Air | –8 | 0.0 | –19 | 0.0 | –826 | 0.9 | –1,234 | 0.9 | –2,224 | 1.3 | –3,136 | 1.2 |
| Railway | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | –205 | 0.2 | –229 | 0.2 | –292 | 0.2 | –237 | 0.1 |
| Water | –134 | 0.7 | –543 | 1.2 | –327 | 0.4 | –307 | 0.2 | –411 | 0.2 | –464 | 0.2 |
| Truck | –28 | 0.1 | –89 | 0.2 | –215 | 0.2 | –209 | 0.2 | –500 | 0.3 | –1,589 | 0.6 |
| Surface passenger | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | –208 | 0.2 | –312 | 0.2 | –540 | 0.3 | –639 | 0.2 |
| Other transportation services | –12 | 0.1 | –13 | 0.0 | –23 | 0.0 | –24 | 0.0 | –24 | 0.0 | –4 | 0.0 |
| Total | –182 | 1.0 | –664 | 1.5 | –1,804 | 2.0 | –2,315 | 1.7 | –3,991 | 2.4 | –6,069 | 2.2 |
| Rental of automobiles and trucks | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | –107 | 0.1 | –160 | 0.1 | –281 | 0.2 | –333 | 0.1 |
| Total, transportation | –4,949 | 26.0 | –11,230 | 25.0 | –22,677 | 24.7 | –43,654 | 32.6 | –45,113 | 26.8 | –70,156 | 25.9 |
| Total, imports | –19,067 | –44,899 | –91,940 | –133,937 | –168,606 | –270,870 | ||||||