Exports of culture and sport products dropped 8.9% from 2019 to $20.2 billion in 2020, representing 3.1% of Canada's total exports. During that same period, imports declined 12.8% to $23.2 billion, representing 3.3% of total imports.
The year 2020 marked some of the largest decreases in Canadian trade in decades, as many countries, including Canada, closed their borders in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, with total exports (-13.0%) and imports (-11.3%) decreasing.
The gap between exports and imports of culture and sport products has been steadily narrowing since 2010. In 2010, just over two-fifths (40.9%) of trade was in exports, compared with 46.6% in 2020. Historically speaking, we import more culture and sport products than we export, resulting in a trade deficit.
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