Merchandise imports and exports

Description: Quarterly exports and imports of goods and services components in chained (2017) dollars, current dollars and contribution to percent change.

Description: Contributions to annual percent change in real exports and imports of goods and services.

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Canada's international trade in goods are available by category based on the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). Data are also available for 6 countries/regions. Quarterly data are presented with and without seasonal adjustments.

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Canada's international trade in goods are available by category based on the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). Annual data are also available by type of adjustment, and for 6 countries/regions.

Description: This dashboard is designed for users to explore data on the number of importing and exporting establishments and the value of imports and exports in goods by industry, in non-census metropolitan areas and census metropolitan areas. This web-based application undergoes annual updates.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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The interactive map presents characteristics of Canadian importers and exporters at the provincial and CMA level. Characteristics include number of exporters and importers, as well as the value of goods traded by industry and number of trading partners.

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Trade in goods by importer characteristics data available by enterprise employment size and number of partner countries. Users have the option of selecting information related to the value of imports and the number of importing enterprises. Data are on the country of origin basis.

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Trade in goods by exporter characteristics data available by enterprise employment size and number of partner countries. Users have the option of selecting information related to the value of exports and the number of exporting enterprises.

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Trade in goods by exporter characteristics data available by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and number of partner countries. Users have the option of selecting information related to the value of exports and the number of exporting enterprises.

Description: Quarterly exports and imports of goods and services components in chained (2012) dollars, current dollars and contribution to percent change.

Description: Contributions to annual percent change in real exports and imports of goods and services.

Description: On October 5, Statistics Canada launched the Canadian International Merchandise Trade (CIMT) Web Application, which replaced the existing CIMT online database. View this video to learn more on the added data and features.

The Canadian International Merchandise Trade (CIMT) online database offers detailed export and import trade data using the Harmonized System (HS) classification of goods (based on the 6-digit commodity level). Select a trading partner and specific variables (e.g., country, province, state, year, month, or frequency) or search by commodity or Harmonized System code.

Use CIMT's multiple drop down menus to choose your variables and create your own customized data reports, generate data tables directly on screen for a quick review, or save reports as spreadsheets in CSV (comma-separated value) format for future manipulation.

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Canadian international merchandise trade data for selected livestock and beef products. Products are presented by Harmonized System (HS) Code. The table details imports and exports, mode of transportation, quantity and value.

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Canadian international merchandise trade data for selected livestock and beef products. Products are presented by Harmonized System (HS) Code. The table details imports and exports, the country of origin and the country of destination, quantity and value.

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This table contains 38500 series, with data for years 1988 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Trade (2 items: Import; Export) Basis (2 items: Customs; Balance of payments) Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted) North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) (139 items: Total of all merchandise; Farm, fishing and intermediate food products; Farm and fishing products; Live animals; ...) Release (35 items: January 5, 2018; December 5, 2017; November 3, 2017; October 5, 2017; ...).

Description: International merchandise trade data grouped by North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) section. Users have the option of selecting Imports and Exports. Data are unadjusted and seasonally adjusted, and are on a Customs and Balance of Payments basis.

Description: International merchandise trade data grouped by province and territory. Users have the option of selecting Imports or Domestic Exports, as well as specifying either totals or any of the 12 sections of the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). Data are on a Customs basis and not seasonally adjusted.

Description: International merchandise trade data grouped by North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) section. Users have the option of selecting Imports and Exports. Data are in constant dollars terms, calculated using a chained Fisher formula with 2007 as the base year, seasonally adjusted, and are on a Balance of Payments basis.

Description: International merchandise trade data grouped by North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) section. Users have the option of selecting Imports and Exports. Data are in constant dollar terms, calculated using a chained Fisher formula with 2007 as the base year, seasonally adjusted, and are on a Balance of Payments basis.

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While two way trade between Canada and the EU accounted for 8% of Canada's total trade in 2004, the same as a decade earlier, Canada has seen its trade balance with the EU move ever further into a deficit position. Canadian imports from the EU have increased at twice the annual rate of our exports to the EU since 1995. The increase in imports of pharmaceuticals and the exports of diamonds have had the biggest impact on trade between Canada and the EU during this period.

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Canada is one of the most trade-oriented countries in the world. This paper looks at how our exports have become more resource-dependent, thanks to energy demand from the US and overseas demand for industrial goods. Meanwhile, our imports have diversified away from the US and Japan, mostly to China.

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This study examines China's principal imports from Canada and the world between 1998 and 2004 using the United Nations "UN Comtrade" Database. The study focuses on exports by key Canadian industries to China such as organic chemicals, wood pulp, metal and wheat.

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Foreign control of a country's economic assets is of great interest to industry and policy makers alike. In 2002, foreign controlled exporting establishments operating in Canada represented about 10% of the total number of exporting establishments on Statistics Canada's Exporter Register. Total exports by those (foreign controlled) establishments in 2002 was in the amount of $155 billion - about half of the total exports in that year. It is contended that the lowering of barriers to trade with the U.S. has made it easier, not only for Canadian exporters to do business and invest in the U.S., but also for foreign enterprises to establish a physical presence in Canada in order to gain better access to the lucrative North American market. The paper examines to what extent the above contention is valid. The paper also examines the differences between industries, variation between countries, the diversity of export destinations and foreign control by province.

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Trade with China continued to grow rapidly last year, with exports outstripping imports thanks to our natural resources. Some new patterns emerged, notably imports of auto parts and the first significant export of energy products. Despite soaring trade flows, direct investment remains low in both directions.

Description: The share of resources in our value-added exports is greater than in gross exports, because they use fewer imported inputs than manufactured goods.

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This study examines the performance of key industries in the manufacturing sector in each province in 2004, and the major factors influencing each.

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Growth improved in 2004, part of the world economy having its best year in almost 3 decades. The boom in commodities and the rising loonie sent the trade surplus to a new record and helped investment snap out of a 3-year slump. Energy, especially the tar sands, was a focal point of the upturn in resources. Housing also enjoyed another good year. Growth was evenly spread, with no major industry or province posting a loss last year.

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This article investigates trends in international trade, production and employment in the textile and clothing industries, from 1992 to 2004. It also examines patterns of trade in textiles and clothing.

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A profile of jobs, productivity, output and trade in these industries as they enter a new trade era without import quotas.

Description: This guide presents information to enhance an understanding of Canadian International Merchandise Trade statistics. It provides essential definitions, describes key concepts and methodology, and outlines data processes. An overview of the published data, including descriptions of product, industry, and geographical classifications, is provided along with links to the products where these data are available.

Description: The Canadian Export Classification is a structured, hierarchical classification system based on the Harmonized Description and Coding System. The HS nomenclature is divided into 21 Sections, which in general, group goods produced in the same sector of the economy.

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Canadian international merchandise trade data are released monthly and may be revised in subsequent releases as new information becomes available. These data are released approximately 35 days following the close of the reference period and represent one of the timeliest economic indicators produced by Statistics Canada. Given their timeliness, some of the data are not received in time and need to be estimated or modelled. This is the case for imports and exports of crude petroleum and natural gas. More specifically, at the time of release, energy trade data are based on an incomplete set of information and are revised as Statistics Canada and National Energy Board information becomes available in the subsequent months. Due to the increasing importance of energy imports and exports and the timeliness of the data, the revisions to energy prices and volumes are having an increasingly significant impact on the monthly revision to Canada’s trade balance. This note explains how the estimates in the initial release are made when data sources are not yet available, and how the original data are adjusted in subsequent releases.

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This is an update of the 2009 article Revisions to international merchandise trade statistics, accounting for changes resulting from increased timeliness in the release of merchandise trade statistics.

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This paper presents the background, methodological change and implementation of the revised real import and export adjustments that account for exchange rate fluctuations.

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Statistics Canada produces monthly import and export merchandise trade price indexes. For the majority of these prices, Statistics Canada uses a variety of proxy measures to derive the price index in lieu of collecting observed import and export prices. The ability of these proxy measures to reflect international trade price movements during times of exchange rate volatility is limited. For this reason, the constant dollar trade estimates derived using these proxy price indexes have been refined with constant dollar adjustments following the appreciation of the Canadian exchange rate beginning at the end of 2002. This paper explains the rational and methodology behind these adjustments, as well as the impact on published trade and GDP estimates.

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The Canadian Export Classification, incorporates amendments to the Nomenclature of the Harmonized Commodity and Coding System.

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This guide discusses the collection and interpretation of statistical data on Canada's trade in culture goods. This guide has been restructured and simplified to better meet the needs of data users. This version replaces Culture Goods Trade Estimates: Methodology and Technical Notes, Catalogue no. 81-595-MIE2004020.

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This activity looks at how Canada's grape industry has transformed itself in the wake of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.

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This article discusses the collection and interpretation of statistical data on Canada's trade in culture goods. It defines the products that are included in culture trade and explains how appropriate products are selected from the relevant classification standards.

This version has been replaced by Culture Goods Trade Data User Guide, Catalogue No. 81-595-MIE2006040.