Table 1-1
Merchandise trade of Canada, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars

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Table summary
This table displays the results of current dollars exports, imports, trade balance and period to period change, calculated using exports, imports, balance, millions of dollars, percent and millions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Exports Imports Trade balance Period to period change
Exports Imports Balance
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars
2007 463,120 415,683 47,437 0.0 0.0 0
2008 488,754 443,777 44,977 5.5 6.8 -2,460
2009 369,343 374,081 -4,738 -24.4 -15.7 -49,715
2010 404,834 413,833 -8,999 9.6 10.6 -4,261
2011 456,977 455,578 1,399 Note ...: not applicable 10.1 10,398
2009  
First quarter 95,888 95,487 400 -16.7 -14.9 -2,399
Second quarter 88,071 90,304 -2,234 -8.2 -5.4 -2,634
Third quarter 90,293 93,167 -2,873 2.5 3.2 -639
Fourth quarter 95,092 95,123 -32 5.3 2.1 2,842
2010  
First quarter 98,870 98,583 287 4.0 3.6 318
Second quarter 100,071 103,014 -2,942 1.2 4.5 -3,229
Third quarter 99,592 106,312 -6,720 -0.5 3.2 -3,778
Fourth quarter 106,301 105,924 377 6.7 -0.4 7,097
2011  
First quarter 110,833 109,548 1,284 4.3 3.4 907
Second quarter 110,374 113,696 -3,322 -0.4 3.8 -4,606
Third quarter 114,683 114,542 141 3.9 0.7 3,462
Fourth quarter 121,087 117,792 3,295 5.6 2.8 3,155
2010  
January 33,260 31,902 1,358 2.5 -2.7 1,714
February 32,929 32,780 148 -1.0 2.8 -1,210
March 32,681 33,901 -1,220 -0.8 3.4 -1,368
April 32,749 32,962 -213 0.2 -2.8 1,007
May 34,282 34,984 -702 4.7 6.1 -489
June 33,040 35,068 -2,028 -3.6 0.2 -1,326
July 33,040 35,220 -2,181 0.0 0.4 -153
August 33,550 35,757 -2,207 1.5 1.5 -26
September 33,002 35,335 -2,333 -1.6 -1.2 -126
October 34,090 35,474 -1,384 3.3 0.4 949
November 34,845 34,979 -134 2.2 -1.4 1,249
December 37,366 35,471 1,895 7.2 1.4 2,029
2011  
January 38,494 36,690 1,804 3.0 3.4 -91
February 35,318 35,479 -160 -8.3 -3.3 -1,965
March 37,020 37,380 -360 4.8 5.4 -199
April 36,517 37,335 -818 -1.4 -0.1 -459
May 37,290 38,298 -1,008 2.1 2.6 -189
June 36,567 38,062 -1,496 -1.9 -0.6 -488
July 37,355 37,625 -270 2.2 -1.1 1,226
August 37,865 38,518 -653 1.4 2.4 -383
September 39,463 38,399 1,064 4.2 -0.3 1,717
October 38,863 39,421 -558 -1.5 2.7 -1,622
November 40,203 39,036 1,167 3.4 -1.0 1,725
December 42,021 39,334 2,687 4.5 0.8 1,520
... not applicable
Note(s):
Because of rounding, monthly data may not add up to quarterly data and quarterly data may not add up to annual data.