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Table 1-1
Merchandise trade of Canada, balance of payments
basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars
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| Exports | Imports | Balance | Period to period change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | Imports | Balance | ||||
| millions of dollars | percent | millions of dollars | ||||
| 2005 | 450,150 | 387,804 | 62,346 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 453,732 | 404,253 | 49,480 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -12,866 |
| 2007 | 463,051 | 415,006 | 48,046 | 2.1 | 2.7 | -1,434 |
| 2008 | 489,857 | 442,988 | 46,869 | 5.8 | 6.7 | -1,177 |
| 2007 | ||||||
| First quarter | 119,112 | 105,273 | 13,839 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1,818 |
| Second quarter | 118,279 | 102,629 | 15,650 | -0.7 | -2.5 | 1,811 |
| Third quarter | 114,509 | 105,108 | 9,401 | -3.2 | 2.4 | -6,249 |
| Fourth quarter | 111,151 | 101,996 | 9,155 | -2.9 | -3.0 | -246 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| First quarter | 118,727 | 105,362 | 13,365 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 4,210 |
| Second quarter | 126,502 | 110,506 | 15,996 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 2,631 |
| Third quarter | 128,778 | 114,795 | 13,983 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -2,012 |
| Fourth quarter | 115,850 | 112,326 | 3,525 | -10.0 | -2.2 | -10,459 |
| 2009 | ||||||
| First quarter | 97,163 | 96,621 | 542 | -16.1 | -14.0 | -2,983 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| January | 38,650 | 35,524 | 3,126 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 1,029 |
| February | 39,834 | 35,226 | 4,607 | 3.1 | -0.8 | 1,482 |
| March | 40,243 | 34,611 | 5,632 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 1,025 |
| April | 40,525 | 35,698 | 4,826 | 0.7 | 3.1 | -806 |
| May | 42,453 | 36,820 | 5,633 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 807 |
| June | 43,524 | 37,988 | 5,536 | 2.5 | 3.2 | -97 |
| July | 44,263 | 39,415 | 4,849 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -688 |
| August | 42,648 | 37,410 | 5,238 | -3.6 | -5.1 | 390 |
| September | 41,867 | 37,970 | 3,897 | -1.8 | 1.5 | -1,342 |
| October | 41,944 | 38,947 | 2,997 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -899 |
| November | 38,891 | 37,932 | 959 | -7.3 | -2.6 | -2,039 |
| December | 35,015 | 35,447 | -432 | -10.0 | -6.6 | -1,390 |
| 2009 | ||||||
| January | 31,554 | 32,380 | -826 | -9.9 | -8.7 | -394 |
| February | 33,105 | 32,843 | 263 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1,089 |
| March | 32,503 | 31,398 | 1,105 | -1.8 | -4.4 | 842 |
Note(s):
Due to rounding, monthly data may not add up to quarterly data and quarterly
data may not add up to annual data.
