KYC Economy - International Merchandise Trade

Principal Trading Partners - Import, Balance of Payments Basis, Unadjusted (Million CAD$), Canada

2026-08
All countries: 74,248China: 6,943European Union: 7,820Mexico: 3,604Japan: 1,490United Kingdom: 943United States: 42,951
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MonthAll countriesChinaEuropean UnionMexicoJapanUnited KingdomUnited States
2015-0141,4033,4283,4801,28372374227,581
2015-0241,3812,9093,7821,58484275927,681
2015-0348,7543,2784,5991,6401,18284432,637
2015-0446,2712,8804,7081,5831,09257430,532
2015-0545,6272,7654,4361,51481780230,473
2015-0647,5563,0445,0621,66198285831,326
2015-0745,9803,6184,6301,54586452829,659
2015-0846,9983,6104,8121,5198591,00230,616
2015-0947,1853,7804,4981,48092165431,046
2015-1047,3033,5184,4631,48681265531,598
2015-1146,0803,2234,3541,64291658130,293
2015-1244,5292,9094,3391,43778964030,266
2016-0142,5573,2263,5941,26773551528,455
2016-0244,1333,3164,1511,50590464429,336
2016-0347,1682,4964,6511,6951,06662631,463
2016-0445,2242,7344,1991,5611,06253230,329
2016-0545,7332,8754,6301,65390674230,374
2016-0647,4773,0284,6841,71699669831,900
2016-0743,2523,2014,1941,56397358327,754
2016-0847,6613,6404,9341,5641,01784430,807
2016-0948,7763,3324,4991,55296968830,262
2016-1046,5063,6154,5071,6681,14570230,598
2016-1145,7253,3054,5741,5791,10961229,604
2016-1243,1372,8923,8241,59290355428,885
2017-0143,3063,4504,2481,38664676028,151
2017-0243,7353,1074,0851,6331,10855028,343
2017-0350,8912,8474,9591,9641,47070033,818
2017-0447,8083,1754,7851,7601,27771430,994
2017-0552,0703,7795,0761,8651,30465134,134
2017-0652,0843,7025,0011,9501,27070234,138
2017-0745,3593,8424,8291,6171,15666927,913
2017-0848,9343,9104,8791,9791,24165331,170
2017-0946,9313,7404,4391,9361,06364929,907
2017-1047,4673,7014,9991,64599270630,594
2017-1149,9714,0524,7961,8271,09766632,424
2017-1246,4693,4294,7611,67594466930,141
2018-0144,9103,7054,5111,31394452328,794
2018-0244,9813,2064,1911,7111,02755329,772
2018-0353,7383,5285,6141,9461,29265435,338
2018-0451,2693,2495,5741,8421,34078533,092
2018-0554,1673,9795,9751,7651,19881834,968
2018-0653,7583,7815,7271,9741,24365634,733
2018-0750,6124,2615,8551,7931,09974731,040
2018-0853,3054,1596,0181,8661,05978433,788
2018-0950,2424,1924,9051,70683572932,495
2018-1052,6044,3095,4661,70082569934,199
2018-1150,5344,1964,9431,66794465732,958
2018-1247,8483,7934,9751,57290761930,336
2019-0148,9074,5985,1421,45281274230,465
2019-0247,2073,4774,7811,4641,03259430,882
2019-0354,7153,5055,6092,0281,23175635,743
2019-0452,8203,7836,0181,7851,14976434,037
2019-0555,1173,8846,2481,9421,04678835,335
2019-0651,6703,7315,3201,9191,13465833,327
2019-0751,0224,2435,7621,7321,14154231,003
2019-0853,1073,9375,4581,6161,01155034,124
2019-0950,4604,2555,1031,58694069632,567
2019-1052,8354,1065,9431,78397281133,611
2019-1149,1863,7115,4381,63896974431,456
2019-1247,3523,6815,6811,53594474429,864
2020-0146,8383,6474,5131,39287552929,897
2020-0246,7902,6324,5091,5651,02658631,257
2020-0351,5002,4545,7331,6331,18876133,347
2020-0438,0913,8095,0887487391,24620,948
2020-0536,1784,2464,41662943077921,435
2020-0645,2094,3655,3201,29744766428,198
2020-0748,1284,7835,0721,53668160129,852
2020-0848,9374,7734,5011,48671492431,322
2020-0950,6444,3475,5051,5041,00989332,090
2020-1052,2615,3055,2611,6911,02773831,970
2020-1150,0414,9235,3931,78297180030,240
2020-1248,5054,4085,0801,75990688630,335
2021-0145,5694,3403,8591,41275450028,364
2021-0245,0323,6953,7761,38489986128,922
2021-0356,3034,7914,8991,7451,12470236,070
2021-0451,3064,2984,8211,50193073132,129
2021-0551,9984,5424,9421,7691,12081931,624
2021-0653,5764,3575,3351,7221,17789633,453
2021-0752,9274,2635,1821,4438961,15533,060
2021-0854,3885,2164,8621,8007641,07133,255
2021-0953,0525,5764,8221,62898289332,053
2021-1055,8845,7804,8291,83969280634,727
2021-1156,7695,1265,0671,79997482135,552
2021-1258,0215,3284,8111,93286778036,071
2022-0150,1144,4214,2001,49070458631,815
2022-0252,7084,6664,5441,73397674733,154
2022-0367,8526,0406,3762,2391,18388242,221
2022-0464,3825,6345,4382,2351,17292640,073
2022-0565,7735,7126,4942,0308521,02840,496
2022-0668,6305,8846,3382,1061,1201,16343,116
2022-0763,8756,1056,1402,1681,03076839,064
2022-0868,9667,1485,9512,1411,15870842,609
2022-0966,8427,0676,2362,29691074841,282
2022-1067,7766,6016,4342,26197476441,791
2022-1164,7945,4115,7132,32293565840,686
2022-1261,1205,0215,3191,93993392639,235
2023-0159,9875,3975,6102,00785885737,483
2023-0258,0004,3586,0492,0371,01572636,814
2023-0367,9114,7106,1082,5021,27374944,402
2023-0461,7934,2466,1822,2581,26367839,745
2023-0568,1965,2916,8752,5311,3031,36242,187
2023-0668,1475,2166,9672,3541,4051,52742,593
2023-0761,1304,0836,6052,3401,14996938,600
2023-0867,9985,4556,3732,4881,25195642,651
2023-0965,5795,9705,2812,5991,53762141,153
2023-1066,3615,7226,8972,5231,32970340,793
2023-1165,1275,1496,3262,7081,3151,01240,412
2023-1260,4684,6025,2962,3961,48471937,868
2024-0157,7294,5035,2802,0331,25755236,634
2024-0260,8934,6685,2722,1151,40090939,008
2024-0366,2524,7266,3302,3521,36883942,378
2024-0467,3524,8506,1382,4371,3101,13342,902
2024-0567,4825,0946,3722,5091,25386942,240
2024-0666,4955,0606,3502,7951,59669441,851
2024-0765,5005,5997,5322,5641,42083538,829
2024-0867,8645,6306,2142,3611,48592241,613
2024-0965,6595,7286,1282,5191,56062740,175
2024-1069,6455,9786,5182,5611,17466142,553
2024-1165,7754,6795,4212,6291,1221,19041,668
2024-1264,1414,9016,4822,3781,40767038,877
2025-0164,9235,2845,4492,0721,22088439,944
2025-0264,2604,3145,1482,3661,1151,16341,297
2025-0373,2575,1356,3102,9241,47582246,734
2025-0467,9315,3586,6982,8841,2661,63539,049
2025-0568,5135,9886,7362,8691,20988539,402
2025-0668,5965,8136,9143,2901,39186339,903
2025-0766,7545,9587,0783,0811,40081037,332
2025-0867,1505,6266,8502,9431,32574337,905
2025-0965,5275,4206,5683,2421,34282037,491
2025-1070,5985,8706,5423,2111,41074741,459
2025-1164,9605,2627,4612,8621,47968736,383
2025-1264,7445,1476,5183,2351,34173237,088
2026-0161,3915,3735,7362,5981,35154634,445
2026-0267,3644,6976,3942,7601,31478540,511
2026-0376,1065,5227,3813,2821,62691246,145
2026-0473,4875,2037,6433,6501,51184743,378
2026-0573,7026,1397,8163,4561,53888742,113
2026-0675,8405,5537,6783,6511,72292645,093
2026-0775,9146,4227,6403,5191,7721,09443,365
2026-0874,2486,9437,8203,6041,49094342,951
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 12-10-0011-01 International merchandise trade for all countries and by Principal Trading Partners, monthly (x 1,000,000), Balance of Payments Basis, Unadjusted

Information

Data:

2015 - Now

Info:

2015-01 to 2024-12 monthly average:

United States (1st): 64.97%, 6.48X of the 2nd place

EU (2nd): 10.02%

China (3rd): 8.15%

Mexico (4th): 3.51%

Japan (5th): 2.01%

UK (6th): 1.45%

2024 12-month total, United States: CAD 489B

2024 monthly average, United States: CAD 41B

2025-01 to 2025-12 monthly average:

United States (1st): 61.10%, 6.06X of the 2nd place

EU (2nd): 10.09%

China (3rd): 8.40%

Mexico (4th): 4.51%

Japan (5th): 2.06%

UK (6th): 1.39%

2025 12-month total, United States: CAD 474B

2025 monthly average, United States: CAD 40B

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Latest Data: Aug 2026

Latest figures for Canada's merchandise imports by principal trading partner (C$ millions, unadjusted), as of Aug 2026. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 12-10-0011-01.

  • All countries: 74,248 (down 2.2% from Jul 2026, up 10.6% from Aug 2025).
  • United States: 42,951 (down 1.0% from Jul 2026, up 13.3% from Aug 2025).
  • China: 6,943 (up 8.1% from Jul 2026, up 23.4% from Aug 2025).
Recent data (12 periods)
PeriodAll countriesUnited StatesEuropean UnionChinaMexicoUnited KingdomJapan
Aug 202674,24842,9517,8206,9433,6049431,490
Jul 202675,91443,3657,6406,4223,5191,0941,772
Jun 202675,84045,0937,6785,5533,6519261,722
May 202673,70242,1137,8166,1393,4568871,538
Apr 202673,48743,3787,6435,2033,6508471,511
Mar 202676,10646,1457,3815,5223,2829121,626
Feb 202667,36440,5116,3944,6972,7607851,314
Jan 202661,39134,4455,7365,3732,5985461,351
Dec 202564,74437,0886,5185,1473,2357321,341
Nov 202564,96036,3837,4615,2622,8626871,479
Oct 202570,59841,4596,5425,8703,2117471,410
Sep 202565,52737,4916,5685,4203,2428201,342