Canada Balance of Trade
Exports minus imports of goods each quarter.
C$7.3bn
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Q1 1970 to Q2 2026
Source: FRED series CANXTNTVA01CXMLQ · OECD merchandise trade, quarterly, not seasonally adjusted, converted from US dollars to Canadian dollars at each period's own rate.
Canada Balance of Trade in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In Canada, the balance of trade rose by C$25.3bn over the year to Q2 2026, from −C$18.02bn in Q2 2025.
Over the past five years it has ranged from −C$18.02bn in Q2 2025 to C$15.44bn in Q2 2022.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- OECD via FRED
- Series
- CANXTNTVA01CXMLQ
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Unit
- $m
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not seasonally adjusted
- Latest observation
- Q2 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Below zero means Canada buys more from abroad than it sells.
Data refreshed 2026-11-06. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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