Canadian international merchandise trade by industry for all countries, monthly
Monthly customs-based merchandise exports and imports for Canada by industry (NAICS 2022 v1.0) and by 232 bilateral trading partner countries, unadjusted.
About this dataset
- Trade flow (Imports, Exports)
- Trading partners (232 countries and continental territories)
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS Canada 2022 v1.0 across 904 industry categories)
- Reference period (Monthly, 2002 to present)
- Commercial services trade (travel, finance, digital services)
- Provincial/territorial breakdown of origin or destination within Canada
- Seasonal adjustments or price deflators (nominal current dollars only)
Measurement notes
- Customs basis records the physical movement of merchandise as reported to CBSA. It differs from Balance of Payments (BOP) basis which accounts for change of economic ownership.
- Partner attribution reflects country of final destination for exports, and country of origin/consignment for imports.
- The full upstream table contains 123.7M datapoints across 419,456 time series. The observatory profiles a representative 5-year slice (30,240 observations) covering principal partners and macro sectors via StatCan WDS API.
| Column | Type | Non-null % | Unique Values | Mean | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REF_DATE | object | 100.0% | 60 | — | 2021-08-01 | 2026-07-01 |
| GEO | object | 100.0% | 1 | — | Canada | Canada |
| Trade | object | 100.0% | 2 | — | Exports | Imports |
| Trading Partners | object | 100.0% | 18 | — | Australia | United States |
| North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) | object | 100.0% | 14 | — | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | Wholesale trade |
| NAICS_Code | object | 100.0% | 14 | — | 11 | Total |
| VALUE | float64 | 100.0% | 25788 | 1,266,268,898 | 0 | 79,057,356,872 |
| STATUS | int64 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DECIMALS | int64 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trading Partner | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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Observations
- Peak commodity export surge — NOTES.md: Energy price peak
- NAICS 2022 v1.0 classification adoption — NOTES.md: StatCan survey update
Sectoral Captivity: Manufacturing vs. Resource Trade Disaggregation
While Canada's overall US export dependency stands at 64.3% in July 2026, bilateral captivity varies dramatically across NAICS industries. Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) anchors $30.06B of monthly exports, dominated by cross-border automotive and aerospace supply chains with heavy North American lock-in. Mining and Oil & Gas (NAICS 21) generates $14.40B, subject to pipeline route dependency toward US Gulf and Midwest refineries. In contrast, Agriculture and Fishing (NAICS 11) exhibits substantial overseas diversification to Asian and European ports.
Accounting Traps: Customs-Based Valuation vs. Balance of Payments (BOP)
Table 12-10-0176-01 records physical merchandise crossing the frontier based on administrative customs declarations filed with CBSA. Customs valuations are unadjusted for seasonal swings, price deflation, and international freight discrepancies. Furthermore, bilateral exports to the United Kingdom frequently reflect banking gold bullion transfers between London bullion clearing vaults rather than physical goods consumption.
Validation Checks
External: $73.2B CAD (Statistics Canada The Daily (2026-09-03): 'Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2026' & CIMT Database)
Exact match: table reports $73,184.2M CAD unadjusted customs merchandise exports across all partners.
External: 64.3% ($47.03B CAD) (Statistics Canada The Daily (2026-09-03) & Canadian International Merchandise Trade Matrix)
Exact match: $47,030.5M CAD exported to the US out of $73,184.2M total.
External: $30.1B CAD ($30,056M) (Statistics Canada Trade by Industry Database (Table 12-10-0176-01 / The Daily 2026-09-03))
Exact match: table reports $30,056.2M CAD in manufacturing shipments.
External: $769 million surplus (Statistics Canada The Daily (2026-09-03): 'Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2026')
Confirmed by official monthly CIMT press release.