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Table 25
Major goods trading partners, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Major goods trading partners Exports, Imports and Trade balance, calculated using $ millions units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Exports Imports Trade balance
$ millions
Total 528,849 524,058 4,791
United States 399,501 350,475 49,026
China 20,587 35,541 -14,954
United Kingdom 16,026 8,132 7,894
Mexico 6,842 17,236 -10,394
Japan 11,092 9,184 1,908
Germany 3,456 13,092 -9,636
South Korea 4,367 5,595 -1,228
Italy 4,313 4,726 -413
Hong Kong 4,679 4,168 511
Netherlands 4,045 4,312 -267
Note: Balance of payments basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0069.
Table 26
Exports and imports of merchandise, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Exports and imports of merchandise Exports, Imports and Trade balance, calculated using $ millions units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Exports Imports Trade balance
$ millions
Total of all merchandise 528,849 524,058 4,791
Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 31,080 15,119 15,962
Energy products 128,671 43,127 85,544
Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 18,643 10,857 7,786
Metal and non-metallic mineral products 57,649 46,211 11,438
Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 35,771 44,787 -9,015
Forestry products and building and packaging materials 36,856 22,855 14,002
Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 29,442 50,922 -21,481
Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 24,383 58,687 -34,305
Motor vehicles and parts 74,518 90,460 -15,942
Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 21,553 17,007 4,546
Consumer goods 58,781 106,205 -47,424
Special transaction trade 2,260 7,359 -5,098
Other 9,242 10,464 -1,222
Note: Balance of payments basis.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0059.

Chart

Chart 16 Merchandise trade balance

Description for Chart 16
Data table for Chart 16
  $ billions
1998 23.2030
1999 41.2034
2000 66.0786
2001 69.5153
2002 55.8528
2003 54.9445
2004 64.3481
2005 60.9639
2006 47.4612
2007 45.5947
2008 43.6696
2009 -6.7734
2010 -9.7031
2011 0.5675
2012 -13.2889
2013 -6.5618
2014 4.7910
Note:
Balance of payments basis
Source
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0069.

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