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Canada's leading domestic exports, fiscal years 1890, 1900, 1910,1920, 1930, and 1936
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| 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | ||||||
| Wheat | 388,861 | 11,995,488 | 52,609,351 | 185,044,806 | 215,753,475 | 148,576,975 |
| Newsprint paper | - | - | 2,612,243 | 53,640,122 | 145,610,519 | 90,761,379 |
| Gold bullion, non-monetary | - | - | - | - | - | 83,414,854 |
| Nickel | - | 1,040,498 | 3,320,054 | 9,039,221 | 25,034,975 | 41,644,380 |
| Wood pulp | 168,180 | 1,816,016 | 5,204,597 | 41,383,482 | 44,704,958 | 28,103,970 |
| Planks and boards | 17,637,308 | 22,015,990 | 33,100,387 | 75,216,193 | 49,446,887 | 27,605,281 |
| Fish | 8,099,674 | 10,564,688 | 15,179,015 | 40,687,172 | 34,767,739 | 24,435,248 |
| Meats | 895,767 | 13,615,621 | 8,013,680 | 96,161,234 | 15,030,671 | 24,220,802 |
| Automobiles | - | - | 405,011 | 14,883,607 | 35,607,645 | 23,883,030 |
| Copper in forms | - | - | - | 541,338 | 48,181 | 23,697,792 |
| Wheat flour | 521,383 | 2,791,885 | 14,859,854 | 94,262,922 | 45,457,195 | 19,382,617 |
| Whisky | 25,383 | 396,671 | 1,010,657 | 1,504,132 | 25,856,136 | 16,388,585 |
| Furs, raw | 1,874,327 | 2,264,580 | 3,749,005 | 20,628,109 | 18,706,311 | 15,738,166 |
| Silver ore and bullion | 201,615 | 1,354,053 | 15,009,937 | 14,255,601 | 11,569,855 | 12,473,960 |
| Fruits, chiefly apples | 1,073,890 | 3,305,662 | 5,492,197 | 8,347,549 | 9,593,484 | 11,258,853 |
| Aluminium in bars, etc. | - | - | 1,202,723 | 5,680,871 | 13,828,010 | 9,358,074 |
| Zinc | - | - | - | 950,082 | 8,366,712 | 8,418,199 |
| Lead | 2,000 | 688,891 | 529,422 | 1,193,144 | 10,637,887 | 8,286,782 |
| Shingles, wood | 340,872 | 1,131,506 | 2,331,443 | 10,848,602 | 6,704,494 | 7,692,956 |
| Asbestos, raw | 444,159 | 490,909 | 1,886,613 | 8,767,856 | 12,074,065 | 7,611,844 |
| Cattle | 6,949,417 | 8,704,523 | 10,792,156 | 46,064,631 | 13,119,462 | 7,360,179 |
| Rubber tires | - | - | - | 7,395,172 | 18,153,225 | 7,218,197 |
| Pulpwood | 80,005 | 902,772 | 6,076,628 | 8,454,803 | 13,860,209 | 6,943,102 |
| Cheese | 9,372,212 | 19,856,324 | 21,607,692 | 36,336,863 | 18,278,004 | 6,789,588 |
| Farm implements and machinery | 367,198 | 1,692,155 | 4,319,385 | 11,614,400 | 18,396,688 | 6,344,437 |
| Copper ore and blister | 133,251 | 1,387,388 | 6,023,925 | 11,871,039 | 37,735,413 | 6,198,407 |
| Machinery, except farm | 143,815 | 446,391 | 924,510 | 6,416,591 | 7,154,706 | 5,803,925 |
| Platinum and other metals of the platinum group in concentrates or other forms | - | - | 61,717 | 39,058 | 357,748 | 5,286,260 |
| Vegetables | 597,074 | 503,993 | 1,534,228 | 11,656,483 | 11,240,747 | 4,860,294 |
| Gold, raw | 657,022 | 14,148,543 | 6,016,126 | 5,974,334 | 34,375,003 | 4,802,029 |
| Oats | 256,156 | 2,143,179 | 1,566,612 | 9,349,455 | 4,055,855 | 4,520,822 |
| Leather, unmanufactured | 727.087 | 1,535,440 | 1,296,480 | 11,742,268 | 6,496,951 | 4,312,861 |
| Fertilizers | 4,291 | 51,410 | 371,315 | 6,694,037 | 7,990,313 | 4,282,833 |
| Abrasives, artificial, crude | - | - | - | 1,355,084 | 3,775,924 | 4,121,292 |
| Paper board | - | - | - | 4,568,066 | 2,506,496 | 4,020,789 |
| Sodium compounds | - | - | - | - | 4,208,518 | 4,019,629 |
| Films | - | - | 7,746 | 1,486,079 | 4,790,619 | 3,768,115 |
| Rubber footwear | - | - | 129,618 | 1,750,967 | 9,986,392 | 3,685,860 |
| Barley | 4,600,409 | 1,010,425 | 1,107,732 | 20,206,972 | 10,388,735 | 3,674,119 |
| Cereal foods | - | - | 1,689,648 | 1,087,901 | 2,431,137 | 3,554,774 |
| Hides and skins, raw | 506,402 | 1,396,907 | 5,508,185 | 19,762,646 | 7,730,914 | 3,454,341 |
| Automobile parts | - | - | - | 3,097,466 | 2,298,742 | 3,224,008 |
| Electrical energy | - | - | - | - | 4,028,154 | 3,160,817 |
| Logs, wood | 682,572 | 760,416 | 999,681 | 1,819,083 | 3,677,917 | 3,114,397 |
| Bran and shorts | 86,225 | 145,206 | 1,842,620 | 2,983,843 | 2,582,484 | 2,988,324 |
| Electric apparatus | - | - | 27,743 | 424,474 | 2,521,045 | 2,941,348 |
| Malt | 150,380 | 10,939 | 11,328 | 1,320,773 | 64,736 | 2,919,996 |
| Settlers' effects | 818,001 | 1,095,536 | 2,274,005 | 7,631,498 | 6,304,199 | 2,911,546 |
| Pigs, ingots and blooms, iron | - | 137,651 | 228,183 | 6,595,688 | 4,727,137 | 2,739,748 |
| Oatmeal and rolled oats | 254,857 | 474.991 | 1,123,861 | 4,283,772 | 2,440,968 | 2,670,864 |
| Tobacco, raw | 234 | 3,661 | 76,564 | 130,264 | 1,504,264 | 2,664,681 |
| Acids | 5,545 | 67 | - | 901,397 | 5,096,529 | 2,585,325 |
| Doors, sashes, blinds (wood) | 69,474 | 299,354 | 29,169 | 81,654 | 37,098 | 2,239,547 |
| Milk, processed | - | - | 541,372 | 8,517,771 | 3,262,101 | 2,215,410 |
| Hardware and cutlery | 84,109 | 278,054 | 100.085 | 7,730,826 | 1,743,096 | 2,108,350 |
| Coal | 2,447,936 | 4,599,602 | 5,013,221 | 13,183,666 | 3,998,692 | 1,970,367 |
| Butter | 340,131 | 5,122,156 | 1,010,274 | 9,844,359 | 543,851 | 1,795,784 |
| Cotton products | 108,822 | 471,439 | 442,493 | 6,148,697 | 842,588 | 1,736,169 |
| Wool, raw | 235,669 | 418,119 | 538,077 | 5,472,236 | 1,576,342 | 1,645,767 |
| Sugar and products | 18,101 | 100,108 | 153,357 | 30,695,005 | 4,798,712 | 1,481,776 |
| Timber, square | 4,353,870 | 2,013,746 | 934,723 | 2,148,162 | 4,235,309 | 1,477,822 |
| Scrap iron and steel | 26,172 | 273,840 | 324,516 | 4,300,663 | 1,424,071 | 1,163,261 |
| Soap | 3,733 | 15,959 | 29,224 | 1,000,722 | 731,614 | 1,152,439 |
| Binder twine | - | - | - | 5,530,908 | 1,502,921 | 1,077,961 |
| Sausage casings | - | - | - | 564,222 | 955,933 | 1,070,660 |
| Petroleum products | 15,812 | 1,653 | 1,155 | 1,176,644 | 2,527,178 | 986,735 |
| Brass products | - | - | - | 1,644,157 | 2,332,962 | 984,324 |
| Tubes and pipe, iron | - | - | - | 2,325,369 | 2,202,769 | 917,938 |
| Wrapping paper | - | - | 9,098 | 2,917,197 | 1,655,568 | 751,887 |
| Laths, wood | 392,500 | 749,301 | 1,882,950 | 3,668,511 | 3,095,417 | 743,847 |
| Stationery | - | - | 23,380 | 276,224 | 602,170 | 716,550 |
| Seeds | 182,200 | 322,652 | 4,602,797 | 9,915,391 | 3,237,774 | 681,103 |
| Hay | 1,068,554 | 1,414,109 | 1,805,849 | 4,087,670 | 2,007,944 | 613,215 |
| Poles, telegraph and telephone | 92,326 | 36,891 | 56,177 | 206,834 | 3,917,536 | 565,018 |
| Rye | 220,761 | 279,286 | 84,658 | 3,475,834 | 1,451,640 | 291,643 |
| Note: Commodities arranged in order of importance, 1936. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1937. | ||||||
