History starts
January 1997
History ends
August 2026
Frequency
Monthly observations
Unit
CAD

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12 observations · January 2006 to December 2006

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · CADSource
January 2006CAD 5.57 billionStatistics Canada
February 2006CAD 4.81 billionStatistics Canada
March 2006CAD 4.14 billionStatistics Canada
April 2006CAD 3.85 billionStatistics Canada
May 2006CAD 3.26 billionStatistics Canada
June 2006CAD 3.53 billionStatistics Canada
July 2006CAD 3.62 billionStatistics Canada
August 2006CAD 3.28 billionStatistics Canada
September 2006CAD 4.16 billionStatistics Canada
October 2006CAD 2.82 billionStatistics Canada
November 2006CAD 3.6 billionStatistics Canada
December 2006CAD 5.44 billionStatistics Canada

Canada trade balance history by year

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Canada trade balance history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)CAD 1.06 billionCAD 4.2 billionAugust 2026−CAD 5.43 billionFebruary 2026▲ +7.22B
2025−CAD 2.63 billionCAD 3.65 billionJanuary 2025−CAD 7.17 billionApril 2025▼ −4.71B
2024−CAD 597.82 millionCAD 1.76 billionDecember 2024−CAD 1.77 billionAugust 2024▲ +2.74B
2023−CAD 77.75 millionCAD 2.77 billionOctober 2023−CAD 5.07 billionJune 2023▼ −2.25B
2022CAD 1.64 billionCAD 6.98 billionMay 2022−CAD 1.08 billionOctober 2022▼ −1.82B
2021CAD 312.49 millionCAD 2.36 billionNovember 2021−CAD 1.93 billionMay 2021▼ −2.21B
2020−CAD 3.39 billion−CAD 1.9 billionMay 2020−CAD 5.54 billionApril 2020▲ +658.90M
2019−CAD 1.57 billion−CAD 195.8 millionDecember 2019−CAD 4.04 billionJanuary 2019▲ +3.85B
2018−CAD 1.82 billion−CAD 65.4 millionJuly 2018−CAD 5.76 billionDecember 2018▼ −3.90B
2017−CAD 2.04 billion−CAD 95.2 millionJanuary 2017−CAD 3.56 billionJune 2017▼ −2.84B
2016−CAD 2.09 billionCAD 1.07 billionNovember 2016−CAD 4.04 billionSeptember 2016▲ +1.76B
2015−CAD 1.98 billion−CAD 340 millionJune 2015−CAD 3.32 billionMarch 2015▲ +446.10M
2014CAD 464.74 millionCAD 1.77 billionJuly 2014−CAD 1.2 billionDecember 2014▼ −408.40M
2013−CAD 603.56 millionCAD 43 millionSeptember 2013−CAD 1.58 billionJuly 2013▲ +61.80M
2012−CAD 1.04 billionCAD 57.5 millionFebruary 2012−CAD 2.97 billionJuly 2012▼ −348.20M
2011CAD 99.18 millionCAD 2.19 billionDecember 2011−CAD 1.07 billionJune 2011▲ +1.40B
2010−CAD 762.64 millionCAD 1.16 billionDecember 2010−CAD 2.28 billionSeptember 2010▲ +728.20M
2009−CAD 518.18 millionCAD 1.14 billionMarch 2009−CAD 1.74 billionJanuary 2009▲ +1.00B
2008CAD 3.69 billionCAD 5.78 billionMarch 2008−CAD 1.65 billionDecember 2008▼ −4.18B
2007CAD 3.85 billionCAD 5.62 billionApril 2007CAD 2.01 billionDecember 2007▼ −2.68B
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Canada trade balance history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006CAD 4.01 billionCAD 5.57 billionJanuary 2006CAD 2.82 billionOctober 2006▼ −127.70M
2005CAD 5.13 billionCAD 7.53 billionOctober 2005CAD 3.78 billionJanuary 2005▲ +2.73B
2004CAD 5.41 billionCAD 7.64 billionJune 2004CAD 4.25 billionDecember 2004▼ −691.10M
2003CAD 4.63 billionCAD 5.59 billionMarch 2003CAD 3.59 billionMay 2003▲ +87.00M
2002CAD 4.7 billionCAD 5.71 billionJanuary 2002CAD 2.79 billionJune 2002▼ −1.90B
2001CAD 5.84 billionCAD 8.55 billionJanuary 2001CAD 3.85 billionOctober 2001▼ −3.64B
2000CAD 5.53 billionCAD 7.08 billionDecember 2000CAD 4.23 billionFebruary 2000▲ +2.31B
1999CAD 3.46 billionCAD 4.63 billionAugust 1999CAD 2.79 billionFebruary 1999▲ +452.70M
1998CAD 1.96 billionCAD 2.38 billionDecember 1998CAD 1.39 billionJanuary 1998▲ +984.50M
1997CAD 2.1 billionCAD 3.1 billionJanuary 1997CAD 1.11 billionOctober 1997▼ −1.01B

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