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Merchandise trade of Canada on a balance-of-payments basis (monthly)
Related tables: Merchandise exports, Merchandise imports, Trade patterns.
| December 2010 | November 2011 | December 2011 | November 2011 to December 2011 | December 2010 to December 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seasonally adjusted | |||||
| $ millions | % change | ||||
| Principal trading partners | |||||
| Exports | 37,366 | 40,203 | 42,021 | 4.5 | 12.5 |
| United States1 | 26,301 | 28,668 | 30,198 | 5.3 | 14.8 |
| Japan | 940 | 921 | 1,104 | 19.9 | 17.4 |
| United Kingdom | 1,731 | 1,966 | 1,927 | -2.0 | 11.3 |
| Other European Union2 | 2,062 | 2,169 | 2,010 | -7.3 | -2.5 |
| Other OECD countries3 | 1,700 | 1,752 | 1,648 | -6.0 | -3.1 |
| All other countries | 4,631 | 4,728 | 5,135 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| Imports | 35,471 | 39,036 | 39,334 | 0.8 | 10.9 |
| United States1 | 21,973 | 23,975 | 24,658 | 2.8 | 12.2 |
| Japan | 854 | 882 | 958 | 8.6 | 12.1 |
| United Kingdom | 925 | 964 | 660 | -31.6 | -28.6 |
| Other European Union2 | 2,765 | 2,933 | 2,866 | -2.3 | 3.6 |
| Other OECD countries3 | 2,330 | 2,826 | 2,678 | -5.2 | 14.9 |
| All other countries | 6,624 | 7,456 | 7,515 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| Balance | 1,895 | 1,167 | 2,687 | ... | ... |
| United States1 | 4,329 | 4,693 | 5,540 | ... | ... |
| Japan | 86 | 39 | 146 | ... | ... |
| United Kingdom | 806 | 1,001 | 1,267 | ... | ... |
| Other European Union2 | -703 | -764 | -856 | ... | ... |
| Other OECD countries3 | -630 | -1,074 | -1,031 | ... | ... |
| All other countries | -1,993 | -2,728 | -2,380 | ... | ... |
| Principal commodity grouping | |||||
| Exports | |||||
| Agricultural and fishing products | 3,490 | 3,702 | 3,842 | 3.8 | 10.1 |
| Energy products | 9,240 | 10,163 | 10,339 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| Forestry products | 1,998 | 1,781 | 1,817 | 2.0 | -9.1 |
| Industrial goods and materials | 9,010 | 10,125 | 10,508 | 3.8 | 16.6 |
| Machinery and equipment | 7,003 | 6,854 | 7,486 | 9.2 | 6.9 |
| Automotive products | 4,517 | 5,394 | 5,756 | 6.7 | 27.4 |
| Other consumer goods | 1,338 | 1,376 | 1,470 | 6.8 | 9.8 |
| Special transactions trade4 | 274 | 289 | 291 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| Imports | |||||
| Agricultural and fishing products | 2,592 | 2,809 | 2,825 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| Energy products | 3,731 | 4,653 | 4,302 | -7.6 | 15.3 |
| Forestry products | 216 | 212 | 230 | 8.6 | 6.6 |
| Industrial goods and materials | 7,661 | 8,352 | 8,567 | 2.6 | 11.8 |
| Machinery and equipment | 9,741 | 10,741 | 10,882 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| Automotive products | 5,527 | 5,828 | 6,037 | 3.6 | 9.2 |
| Other consumer goods | 4,864 | 5,129 | 5,150 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| Special transactions trade4 | 381 | 509 | 487 | -4.3 | 27.9 |
| ... : not applicable. 1. Also includes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands 2. Other European Union includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden 3. Other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) includes Australia, Canada, Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland and Turkey. 4. Mainly low-valued transactions, value of repairs to equipment and goods returned to country of origin. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 228-0001, 228-0041 and Catalogue no. 65-001-X. Last modified: 2012-02-10. | |||||
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