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Table 25
Major goods trading partners, 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Major goods trading partners Exports, Imports and Trade balance, calculated using millions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Exports Imports Trade balance
millions of dollars
Total 524,940 547,942 -23,002
United States 397,219 363,263 33,956
China 21,502 38,929 -17,427
Mexico 7,783 18,372 -10,588
United Kingdom 16,511 8,631 7,879
Japan 10,120 10,797 -677
Germany 3,886 14,974 -11,088
South Korea 4,210 6,157 -1,948
Hong Kong 4,025 4,409 -385
Netherlands 3,691 4,365 -673
France 3,243 4,556 -1,313
Note: Balance of payments basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0069.

Chart 16 Merchandise trade balance

Data Table for Chart 16
Chart 16
Merchandise trade balance
Table summary
This table displays the results of Merchandise trade balance billions of dollars (appearing as column headers).
  billions of dollars
2000 66.079
2001 69.515
2002 55.853
2003 54.945
2004 64.348
2005 60.964
2006 47.461
2007 45.595
2008 43.670
2009 -6.773
2010 -9.703
2011 0.568
2012 -13.289
2013 -8.145
2014 3.850
2015 -23.002
Note: Balance of payments basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0069.
Table 26
Exports and imports of merchandise, 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Exports and imports of merchandise Exports, Imports and Trade balance, calculated using millions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Exports Imports Trade balance
millions of dollars
Total, all merchandise 524,940 547,942 -23,002
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 32,152 16,415 15,737
Energy products 83,759 30,771 52,988
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 19,000 10,336 8,665
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 57,891 46,591 11,300
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 35,228 44,827 -9,599
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 39,627 24,598 15,029
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 32,878 53,674 -20,796
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 27,699 63,204 -35,505
Motor vehicles and parts 87,318 100,446 -13,127
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 24,899 21,328 3,571
Consumer goods 70,050 117,499 -47,449
Special transaction trade 3,947 7,718 -3,771
Other balance of payments adjustments 10,493 10,536 -44
Note: Balance of payments basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0059.


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