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Current- and fixed-weighted export and import price indexes (2002=100) on a customs or balance of payments basis are now available. Price indexes are listed from January 2002 to April 2010 for the five commodity sections and the major commodity groups (62 exports and 61 imports).
Current- and fixed-weighted US price indexes (2002=100) are also available on a customs basis. Price indexes are listed from January 2002 to April 2010. Included with the US commodity indexes are the 10 all-countries and US-only Standard International Trade Classification section indexes.
Available on CANSIM: tables 228-0047 to 228-0055.
The merchandise imports and exports data in the following tables are indexes (2002=100).
Tables 228-0047 to 228-0049: Balance of payments and customs-based price and volume indexes for all countries; monthly, quarterly, and annual.
Tables 228-0050 to 228-0052: Customs-based price indexes, Canada and United States trade, and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC revision 3) price indexes for all countries and United States; monthly, quarterly, and annual.
Tables 228-0053 to 228-0055: Price and volume indexes customs and balance of payments basis, by sector and sub-sector, for all countries; monthly, quarterly, and annual.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 2201, 2202 and 2203.
The April 2010 issue of Canadian International Merchandise Trade, Vol. 64, no. 4 (65-001-X, free), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.
Data on Canadian international merchandise trade for May will be released on July 13.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-294-5583), International Trade Division.
