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Table 4.2-3
Merchandise trade — Trade balance
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| Exports | Percentage change | Imports | Percentage change | Balance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | United States | United Kingdom | Other European Union | Japan | Other organisation for economic co-operation and development | Other countries | |||||
| v191490 | v191490 | v183406 | v183406 | ||||||||
| millions of dollars | percent | millions of dollars | percent | millions of dollars | |||||||
| 1971 | 17,782 | .. | 15,314 | .. | 2,469 | 1,339 | 502 | 161 | 28 | 91 | 348 |
| 1972 | 20,222 | 13.7 | 18,272 | 19.3 | 1,950 | 1,607 | 383 | -30 | -107 | -158 | 256 |
| 1973 | 25,649 | 26.8 | 22,726 | 24.4 | 2,923 | 1,430 | 587 | 107 | 793 | -102 | 107 |
| 1974 | 32,738 | 27.6 | 30,903 | 36.0 | 1,835 | 1,148 | 822 | 211 | 807 | -55 | -1,097 |
| 1975 | 33,616 | 2.7 | 33,962 | 9.9 | -345 | -999 | 664 | 277 | 951 | -302 | -937 |
| 1976 | 38,166 | 13.5 | 36,608 | 7.8 | 1,559 | 690 | 763 | 591 | 839 | -142 | -1,181 |
| 1977 | 44,495 | 16.6 | 41,523 | 13.4 | 2,972 | 1,748 | 623 | 341 | 650 | -38 | -352 |
| 1978 | 53,361 | 19.9 | 49,048 | 18.1 | 4,313 | 2,967 | 385 | -153 | 739 | -176 | 550 |
| 1979 | 65,582 | 22.9 | 61,157 | 24.7 | 4,424 | 603 | 626 | 814 | 1,787 | 16 | 578 |
| 1980 | 76,680 | 16.9 | 67,903 | 11.0 | 8,778 | 1,632 | 1,279 | 2,555 | 1,465 | 614 | 1,234 |
| 1981 | 84,432 | 10.1 | 77,140 | 13.6 | 7,292 | 3,684 | 980 | 1,430 | 330 | 407 | 462 |
| 1982 | 84,393 | 0.0 | 66,738 | -13.5 | 17,654 | 11,025 | 763 | 1,054 | 1,064 | -89 | 3,837 |
| 1983 | 90,556 | 7.3 | 73,098 | 9.5 | 17,457 | 13,667 | 802 | 127 | 433 | -351 | 2,779 |
| 1984 | 111,330 | 22.9 | 91,492 | 25.2 | 19,838 | 18,923 | 181 | -1,609 | 238 | 38 | 2,066 |
| 1985 | 119,061 | 6.9 | 102,670 | 12.2 | 16,392 | 20,387 | -647 | -2,983 | -467 | -361 | 464 |
| 1986 | 125,172 | 5.1 | 115,195 | 12.2 | 9,977 | 16,843 | -912 | -3,666 | -1,640 | -628 | -20 |
| 1987 | 131,484 | 5.0 | 119,324 | 3.6 | 12,160 | 17,058 | -1,421 | -2,589 | -257 | -539 | -92 |
| 1988 | 143,534 | 9.2 | 132,715 | 11.2 | 10,819 | 12,795 | -936 | -2,824 | 973 | -522 | 1,334 |
| 1989 | 146,963 | 2.4 | 139,216 | 4.9 | 7,746 | 10,726 | -966 | -1,276 | 919 | -484 | -1,172 |
| 1990 | 152,056 | 3.5 | 141,000 | 1.3 | 11,056 | 14,054 | -1,160 | -1,154 | 218 | -1,076 | 174 |
| 1991 | 147,669 | -2.9 | 140,658 | -0.2 | 7,011 | 11,038 | -1,074 | -849 | -1,104 | -1,806 | 807 |
| 1992 | 163,464 | 10.7 | 154,429 | 9.8 | 9,034 | 12,998 | -600 | -546 | -660 | -1,437 | -721 |
| 1993 | 190,213 | 16.4 | 177,123 | 14.7 | 13,090 | 18,855 | -1,272 | -745 | 707 | -1,322 | -3,134 |
| 1994 | 228,167 | 20.0 | 207,873 | 17.4 | 20,294 | 25,388 | -1,177 | -2,187 | 2,473 | -2,829 | -1,374 |
| 1995 | 265,334 | 16.3 | 229,936 | 10.6 | 35,397 | 33,174 | -522 | -1,511 | 4,858 | -3,379 | 2,777 |
| 1996 | 280,079 | 5.6 | 237,689 | 3.4 | 42,391 | 42,451 | -973 | -2,198 | 5,196 | -3,953 | 1,867 |
| 1997 | 303,378 | 8.3 | 277,726 | 16.8 | 25,652 | 31,092 | -1,437 | -4,853 | 3,215 | -2,528 | 163 |
| 1998 | 327,162 | 7.8 | 303,399 | 9.2 | 23,763 | 35,542 | -760 | -5,141 | 74 | -2,278 | -3,674 |
| 1999 | 369,035 | 12.8 | 327,026 | 7.8 | 42,009 | 59,632 | -1,682 | -6,382 | -466 | -3,310 | -5,782 |
| 2000 | 429,372 | 16.4 | 362,337 | 10.8 | 67,036 | 92,510 | -5,016 | -4,290 | -432 | -7,009 | -8,727 |
| 2001 | 420,730 | -2.0 | 350,071 | -3.4 | 70,659 | 97,834 | -5,044 | -6,508 | -451 | -6,477 | -8,695 |
| 2002 | 414,038 | -1.6 | 356,727 | 1.9 | 57,311 | 91,819 | -4,020 | -9,573 | -1,618 | -7,016 | -12,282 |
| 2003 | 399,122 | -3.6 | 342,710 | -3.9 | 56,413 | 88,627 | -1,488 | -9,578 | -846 | -6,943 | -13,360 |
| 2004 | 429,006 | 7.5 | 363,158 | 6.0 | 65,848 | 100,538 | -96 | -9,473 | -248 | -8,095 | -16,778 |
| 2005 | 450,210 | 4.9 | 387,838 | 6.8 | 62,372 | 108,946 | 294 | -10,843 | -1,040 | -9,736 | -25,247 |
| 2006 | 453,951 | 0.8 | 404,346 | 4.3 | 49,606 | 96,422 | 1,731 | -11,662 | -1,578 | -6,899 | -28,409 |
| 2007 | 463,126 | 2.0 | 415,229 | 2.7 | 47,898 | 85,914 | 4,140 | -8,029 | -1,948 | -5,313 | -26,867 |
| 2008 | 489,857 | 5.8 | 442,988 | 6.7 | 46,869 | 89,118 | 2,886 | -9,988 | 203 | -6,328 | -29,022 |
Note(s):
Exports include re-exports. The figures reflect balance of payment adjustments to the customs totals to make them consistent with the definitions used in the system of national accounts. For more information, please refer to Canada's Balance of International Payments (Catalogue no. 67-001-XIE).
