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
2008 488,754 443,777 44,977 0.0 0.0 0
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 457,553 456,369 1,184 Note ...: not applicable 10.3 10,182
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 110,951 109,629 1,322 4.4 3.5 945
Second quarter 110,525 113,725 -3,200 -0.4 3.7 -4,522
Third quarter 114,759 114,592 167 3.8 0.8 3,367
Fourth quarter 121,319 118,424 2,895 5.7 3.3 2,728
2011  
January 38,565 36,698 1,867 3.2 3.5 -28
February 35,368 35,471 -102 -8.3 -3.3 -1,970
March 37,017 37,460 -443 4.7 5.6 -341
April 36,564 37,357 -793 -1.2 -0.3 -350
May 37,321 38,299 -977 2.1 2.5 -184
June 36,640 38,069 -1,429 -1.8 -0.6 -452
July 37,525 37,625 -100 2.4 -1.2 1,329
August 37,845 38,552 -707 0.9 2.5 -607
September 39,388 38,414 974 4.1 -0.4 1,681
October 38,732 39,427 -695 -1.7 2.6 -1,669
November 40,172 39,437 734 3.7 0.0 1,429
December 42,416 39,560 2,855 5.6 0.3 2,121
2012  
January 41,437 39,342 2,095 -2.3 -0.6 -760
... 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.