| 0. Food and live animals | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 5 | 4.2 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.0 |
| 04. Cereals and cereal preparations | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.7 | | | 1 | 0.4 |
| 05. Vegetables and fruit | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices | 1 | 0.2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0.4 |
| 28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0.4 |
| 3. Mineral fuels etc | 24 | 8.2 | 27 | 18.1 | | | 4 | 3.2 | | | | |
| 33. Petroleum and products | 24 | 8.2 | 27 | 18.1 | | | 4 | 3.2 | | | | |
| 5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. | 25 | 8.6 | 5 | 3.5 | 6 | 5.7 | 18 | 15.6 | 5 | 3.4 | 15 | 11.5 |
| 51. Organic chemicals | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.7 | | |
| 53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material | 1 | 0.2 | | | | | | | 1 | 0.4 | | |
| 54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 7 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s. | 18 | 6.1 | 3 | 1.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 9 | 8.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 11 | 8.4 |
| 6. Basic manufactures | 8 | 2.9 | 9 | 6.2 | 7 | 6.7 | 6 | 5.5 | 13 | 9.5 | 8 | 6.3 |
| 62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s. | | | | | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 1.3 | | | 1 | 0.5 | | | | |
| 67. Iron and steel | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 3.2 | 7 | 4.7 | 4 | 2.9 |
| 7. Machinery,transport equipment | 204 | 70.8 | 86 | 58.5 | 69 | 68.5 | 59 | 52.1 | 94 | 66.6 | 75 | 58.7 |
| 71. Power generating machinery and equipment | 4 | 1.3 | 39 | 26.9 | 10 | 10.1 | 6 | 5.2 | 14 | 10.1 | 14 | 11.0 |
| 72. Machinery for specialized industries | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 6.5 | 5 | 5.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 73. Metal working machinery | 1 | 0.4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. | 21 | 7.4 | 17 | 11.3 | 21 | 21.1 | 10 | 8.5 | 15 | 10.7 | 23 | 18.4 |
| 75. Office machines and adp machines | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 6 | 5.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 2.9 | 5 | 4.9 | 12 | 10.4 | 13 | 9.1 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 78. Road vehicles | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 79. Other transport equipment | 156 | 54.4 | 11 | 7.7 | 18 | 17.6 | 17 | 15.2 | 42 | 29.9 | 20 | 15.5 |
| 8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 12 | 4.1 | 6 | 4.1 | 8 | 8.3 | 7 | 6.4 | 12 | 8.2 | 12 | 9.6 |
| 81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs | | | | | 1 | 0.5 | | | | | | |
| 82. Furniture and parts thereof | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1.3 | | |
| 87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. | 9 | 3.2 | 5 | 3.2 | 6 | 6.2 | 5 | 4.3 | 6 | 4.4 | 9 | 6.9 |
| 88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc. | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 9. Goods not classified elsewhere | 10 | 3.6 | 9 | 6.4 | 7 | 6.8 | 15 | 12.9 | 13 | 9.5 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 93. Special transactions and commodities not classified | | | 1 | 0.4 | | | 7 | 6.0 | 4 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.9 |
| 99. (USA Sitc) Estimate of non-canadian low value shipments; compiled low value shipments to canada; and various export shipments not identified by kind | 10 | 3.6 | 9 | 6.0 | 7 | 6.6 | 8 | 6.9 | 10 | 6.7 | 9 | 7.4 |
| All groups combined | 288 | 100.0 | 146 | 100.0 | 101 | 100.0 | 114 | 100.0 | 142 | 100.0 | 127 | 100.0 |