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Top 5 BC Origin Exports to Taiwan, 2012
CommodityCdn $MillionsShare of Total
1. Coal and solid fuels manufactured from coal$202.931%
2. Copper ores and concentrates$99.415%
3. Lumber, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm$62.39%
4. Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades $48.87%
5. Unwrought zinc$47.47%
Total$656.4100%
Top 5 Canadian Exports to Taiwan, 2012
CommodityCdn $MillionsShare of Total
1. Coal and solid fuels manufactured from coal$208.415%
2. Copper ores and concentrates$99.47%
3. Unwrought nickel$88.86%
4. Iron ores and concentrates$75.36%
5. Lumber, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm$64.65%
Total$1,368.1100%
Top 5 Canadian Imports from Taiwan, 2012
CommodityCdn $MillionsShare of Total
1. Electronic integrated circuits$333.07%
2. Automatic data processing machines; optical readers, machines for transcribing data, etc, nes$250.75%
3. Reception apparatus w/n incorpating receiver, sound/video recording/reproducing apparatus, etc$223.15%
4. Telephone sets; other apparatus for transmission/reception of voice/image/data, nes$210.55%
5. Screws/bolts/nuts/screw hooks/rivets/washers/ cotter-pins and like articles, of iron or steel$198.24%
Total$4,579.2100%
Top 5 Exports from Taiwan to the Rest of the World, 2011
CommodityUS $MillionsShare of Total
1. Electrical, electronic equipment$82,419.737%
2. Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc$29,171.113%
3. Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus$18,007.98%
4. Plastics and articles thereof$13,926.96%
5. Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc$10,785.65%
Total$224,011.9100%
Top 5 Imports into Taiwan from the Rest of the World, 2011
CommodityUS $MillionsShare of Total
1. Electrical, electronic equipment$48,966.924%
2. Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc$36,633.418%
3. Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc$23,573.812%
4. Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus$12,007.06%
5. Organic chemicals$9,742.45%
Total$202,685.8100%
Provincial Distribution of Exports to Taiwan, 2012
CommodityCdn $MillionsShare of Total
1. British Columbia$656.448%
2. Ontario$235.017%
3. Alberta$152.311%
4. Quebec$121.49%
5. Manitoba$85.56%
6. Newfoundland & Lab.$62.55%
7. Saskatchewan$42.33%
8. Nova Scotia$7.41%
9. Prince Edward Is.$3.90%
10. New Brunswick$1.10%
11. Nunavut$0.40%
12. Yukon$0.00%
13. Northwest Terr.$0.00%
Canada Total$1,368.1100%

Data sources: Statistics Canada and OECD