Canada at a Glance 2019
International trade

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Table 25
Major goods trading partners, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Major goods trading partners. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), 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 585,435 607,218 -21,783
United States 432,811 390,880 41,931
China 29,038 46,356 -17,318
United Kingdom 16,896 8,216 8,680
Japan 13,279 12,717 563
Mexico 9,493 20,859 -11,366
South Korea 6,121 8,268 -2,147
Germany 5,187 16,634 -11,446
Netherlands 4,923 5,955 -1,032
France 3,525 5,086 -1,561
Italy 3,155 6,709 -3,553

Chart 16 Merchandise trade balance

Data table for Chart 16 
Data table for Chart 16
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 16. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Billions of dollars (appearing as column headers).
Year Billions of dollars
2001 69.52
2002 55.85
2003 54.94
2004 64.35
2005 60.96
2006 47.46
2007 45.59
2008 43.67
2009 -6.77
2010 -9.70
2011 0.57
2012 -13.29
2013 -8.15
2014 4.67
2015 -24.64
2016 -25.52
2017 -24.64
2018 -21.78

Table 26
Exports and imports of merchandise, 2018
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 585,435 607,218 -21,783
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 39,696 20,295 19,400
Energy products 111,067 38,180 72,887
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 19,302 14,384 4,918
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 64,659 41,480 23,179
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 35,012 47,307 -12,295
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 47,223 26,876 20,347
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 39,402 68,197 -28,795
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 29,407 71,294 -41,887
Motor vehicles and parts 90,454 113,815 -23,361
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 25,823 23,756 2,068
Consumer goods 66,542 121,359 -54,817
Special transaction trade 3,774 8,666 -4,893
Other balance of payments adjustments 13,074 11,609 1,465
 
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