Canada Trade Balance

Recent readings

Source: Statistics Canada. Newest 36 readings shown.

Definition and source

Canada merchandise trade balance with all countries, balance-of-payments basis, not seasonally adjusted, million Canadian dollars: exports minus imports, both as Statistics Canada publishes them at one decimal. Statistics Canada publishes this balance only seasonally adjusted, so SOTW subtracts the unadjusted flows. Release times come from the Web Data Service; vintages are unknown.

Adjustment

not seasonally adjusted

Adjustment basis

The Unadjusted member of table 12-10-0011-01; the table's balance members are published only seasonally adjusted (v87008984), so the unadjusted balance is calculated from the unadjusted flows.

Measure

Merchandise trade balance (exports minus imports), all countries, balance-of-payments basis

Admitted history

Every published month from 1997-01

Consistency check

Exports 78401.0 minus imports 73931.9 million CAD, as Statistics Canada publishes them (v87008926, v87008810).

Calculation

SOTW goods trade balance: Statistics Canada exports minus imports, balance-of-payments basis, unadjusted, X[t] − M[t], from the published one-decimal flows (million CAD), exact

Publisher status

No per-observation status supplied; finality and revision stage are unknown.

Reuse scope

Statistics Canada Open Licence: use, reproduce, distribute or sell, with the prescribed adapted-product credit.

Also reviewed on SOTW: OECD goods balance · US dollars. The OECD's copy, converted to US dollars at market exchange rates; it usually reaches SOTW weeks after Statistics Canada's release.