Canada Exports

Last Release

Sep 30, 2024

Actual

63,880

Units In

CAD Million

64,310.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 05, 2024

Time to Release

28 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
69,904.1 Jun 2022	1,366 Feb 1971	25,684.37 CAD Million	1971-2024	Statistics Canada

Exports account for more than 30 percent of Canadian GDP. In 2018, Canada main exports were: energy products (19 percent); motor vehicles and parts (15 percent); consumer goods (11 percent); metal and non-metallic mineral products (11 percent); forestry products and building and packaging materials (8 percent); farm, fishing and intermediate food products (7 percent); industrial machinery, equipment and parts (7 percent) and basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products (6 percent). The US is by far the largest destination for Canadian products (74 percent of total exports); followed by the EU (8 percent), of which Germany (3 percent), China (5 percent) and Japan and Mexico (2 percent each).

Latest Updates

Canadian exports marginally declined by 0.1% to CAD 63.88 billion in September 2024, from a downwardly revised CAD 63.96 billion the previous month. Shipments fell for energy products (-2.6%) and metal & non-metallic mineral products (-5.4%), while it increased for farm, fishing and intermediate food products (+2.3%), forestry products, building & packaging materials (+5.3%) and aircraft, other transportation equipment & parts (+10.3%). Among destinations, sales decreased to Mexico (-14.5%), United Kingdom (-25.9%), South Korea (-10.5%) and Netherlands (-9.5%), while it increased to Japan (+13.4%), Germany (+28.2%) and India (+17.1%).