Economic data

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.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 12-10-0011-01 International merchandise trade for all countries and by Principal Trading Partners, monthly, balance of payments basis, unadjusted (v87008926 exports and v87008810 imports), 2026-09, accessed 2026-11-09. Balance calculated by Statistics of the World. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Series-wide coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01. SOTW publication: 2026-11-09T13:55:09.0615+00:00.

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  "publisher_balance_note": "Statistics Canada publishes no unadjusted balance vector for this selection (coordinates 1.3.2.1.1 and 1.3.1.1.1 do not exist).",
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