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Table 7.2Canadian exports1 and imports of goods and services, balance of payments basis, by geographical area

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Canadian exports and imports of goods and services, balance of payments basis, by geographical area
  Exports 1 Imports Balance
Goods Services Total Goods Services Total Goods Services Total
  millions of dollars
All countries  
2002 414,039 63,483 477,522 356,727 70,707 427,434 57,311 -7,224 50,087
2003 399,122 61,781 460,903 342,710 73,302 416,012 56,413 -11,521 44,892
2004 429,067 64,690 493,757 363,308 76,680 439,988 65,759 -11,990 53,769
2005 451,783 66,979 518,762 388,282 79,141 467,423 63,501 -12,162 51,339
2006 455,696 67,230 522,926 404,395 82,394 486,789 51,302 -15,165 36,137
United States  
2002 347,052 37,384 384,436 255,232 42,294 297,526 91,819 -4,910 86,909
2003 328,983 35,710 364,693 240,356 43,464 283,820 88,627 -7,755 80,872
2004 350,588 37,128 387,716 250,291 45,429 295,720 100,298 -8,301 91,997
2005 368,250 37,564 405,814 259,795 47,033 306,828 108,454 -9,468 98,986
2006 360,963 37,435 398,398 264,889 47,222 312,111 96,074 -9,787 86,287
United Kingdom  
2002 6,162 4,235 10,397 10,181 3,887 14,068 -4,020 347 -3,673
2003 7,695 3,949 11,644 9,183 4,038 13,221 -1,488 -89 -1,577
2004 9,359 4,219 13,578 9,458 3,986 13,444 -99 233 134
2005 9,522 4,561 14,083 9,079 4,211 13,290 443 350 793
2006 11,560 4,396 15,956 9,543 4,200 13,743 2,017 196 2,213
Other European Union countries 2  
2002 16,294 6,448 22,742 25,867 7,367 33,234 -9,573 -919 -10,492
2003 16,423 6,331 22,754 26,001 7,634 33,635 -9,578 -1,303 -10,881
2004 17,318 6,598 23,916 26,993 8,446 35,439 -9,675 -1,848 -11,523
2005 18,973 7,628 26,601 29,455 8,844 38,299 -10,482 -1,216 -11,698
2006 21,270 7,683 28,953 32,495 9,825 42,320 -11,224 -2,142 -13,366
Japan  
2002 10,115 1,778 11,893 11,733 2,985 14,718 -1,618 -1,207 -2,825
2003 9,800 1,229 11,029 10,646 2,722 13,368 -846 -1,493 -2,339
2004 9,839 1,565 11,404 10,087 2,685 12,772 -248 -1,120 -1,368
2005 10,319 1,513 11,832 11,216 2,367 13,583 -897 -854 -1,751
2006 10,455 1,487 11,942 11,882 3,288 15,170 -1,427 -1,801 -3,228
Other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries 3  
2002 12,671 3,730 16,401 19,687 3,686 23,373 -7,016 44 -6,972
2003 12,754 3,651 16,405 19,697 4,060 23,757 -6,943 -409 -7,352
2004 14,384 3,540 17,924 22,238 3,363 25,601 -7,854 177 -7,677
2005 15,025 3,081 18,106 24,314 3,487 27,801 -9,289 -406 -9,695
2006 17,561 3,324 20,885 23,683 3,596 27,279 -6,123 -272 -6,395
All other countries  
2002 21,745 9,909 31,654 34,027 10,487 44,514 -12,282 -578 -12,860
2003 23,466 10,911 34,377 36,827 11,384 48,211 -13,360 -473 -13,833
2004 27,579 11,639 39,218 44,242 12,770 57,012 -16,664 -1,131 -17,795
2005 29,694 12,633 42,327 54,421 13,199 67,620 -24,727 -567 -25,294
2006 33,887 12,904 46,791 61,902 14,262 76,164 -28,015 -1,359 -29,374
These numbers represent exports including re-exports of previously imported goods.
Other European Union (EU) countries includes currently Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; from January 1995, includes Austria, Finland, and Sweden; from May 2004, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
Other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries includes currently Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey; from July 1994 Mexico; from December 1995 up to April 2004, the Czech Republic; from May 1996 up to April 2004, Hungary; from November 1996 up to April 2004, Poland; from December 1996, Republic of Korea; from January 2001 up to April 2004, the Slovak Republic; up to December 1994, Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Source(s):
Balance of Payments Division, Quarterly International Transactions in Commercial Services (survey 1533); Canada's Balance of International Payments (survey 1534); Canada International Transactions in Securities (survey 1535); Canada's Balance of International Payments, catalogue no. 67-001-X and CANSIM table 376-0001.