Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Table 13
Transportation Commododities as an Indirect Share of Exports

Millions of Canadian dollars

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Indirect transport, exports 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996
Dollars % Dollars % Dollars % Dollars % Dollars % Dollars %
Transportation equipment                        
Aircraft, parts, and repairs 3 0.0 4 0.0 10 0.0 17 0.0 30 0.0 85 0.0
Automobiles, including passenger vans 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Trucks, road tractors, and chassis 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 3 0.0
Other complete equipment 7 0.0 10 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 3 0.0 163 0.1
Motor vehicle parts, including bodies and tires 38 0.2 89 0.2 195 0.2 277 0.2 310 0.2 561 0.2
Railroad equipment and parts 3 0.0 6 0.0 6 0.0 20 0.0 14 0.0 12 0.0
Shipbuilding and ship repair 6 0.0 12 0.0 25 0.0 27 0.0 41 0.0 52 0.0
Total 57 0.3 122 0.3 238 0.2 342 0.2 399 0.2 875 0.3
Transportation fuels                        
Motor gasoline 50 0.2 91 0.2 299 0.3 241 0.2 258 0.2 337 0.1
Diesel and fuel oil, aviation fuel 96 0.5 248 0.6 611 0.6 374 0.3 455 0.3 660 0.2
Total 146 0.7 339 0.8 909 0.9 615 0.4 713 0.4 997 0.3
Transportation construction                        
Highway and bridge maintenance 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 3 0.0
Total 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 3 0.0
Transportation industries                        
Air 10 0.0 23 0.1 74 0.1 109 0.1 142 0.1 252 0.1
Railway 9 0.0 17 0.0 34 0.0 44 0.0 45 0.0 59 0.0
Water 11 0.1 21 0.0 35 0.0 50 0.0 70 0.0 118 0.0
Truck 53 0.3 84 0.2 115 0.1 162 0.1 248 0.1 442 0.1
Surface passenger 3 0.0 6 0.0 17 0.0 30 0.0 48 0.0 69 0.0
Other transportation services 1 0.0 3 0.0 16 0.0 24 0.0 41 0.0 87 0.0
Pipeline 68 0.3 109 0.2 179 0.2 325 0.2 387 0.2 643 0.2
Total 156 0.7 264 0.6 470 0.5 744 0.5 980 0.6 1,670 0.5
Transportation margins 254 1.2 454 1.0 911 0.9 1,289 0.9 1,433 0.8 2,608 0.8
Rental of automobiles and trucks 30 0.1 62 0.1 108 0.1 177 0.1 222 0.1 403 0.1
Total, transportation 644 3.1 1,240 2.8 2,638 2.7 3,168 2.2 3,750 2.2 6,558 2.0
Total, exports 21,109   44,291   97,027   142,757   172,159   320,988