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4.20B CADup CAD 3.41 billion from Jul 2026August 2026 · released 6 Oct 2026
+292.3%over 5 years

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Key data points

Last release
6 Oct 2026
Observation period
August 2026
Next release
4 Nov 2026, 13:30 UTC
Previous
786.60M CAD Jul 2026
Highest
8.55B CAD Jan 2001
Lowest
−7.17B CAD Apr 2025
A year ago
−6.05B CAD
Data since
1997

Canada trade balance by year

Canada trade balance 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 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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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · CADSource
January 2025CAD 3.65 billionStatistics Canada
February 2025−CAD 1.2 billionStatistics Canada
March 2025−CAD 1.91 billionStatistics Canada
April 2025−CAD 7.17 billionStatistics Canada
May 2025−CAD 5.75 billionStatistics Canada
June 2025−CAD 5.41 billionStatistics Canada
July 2025−CAD 3.91 billionStatistics Canada
August 2025−CAD 6.05 billionStatistics Canada
September 2025CAD 565.8 millionStatistics Canada
October 2025−CAD 873.3 millionStatistics Canada
November 2025−CAD 2.47 billionStatistics Canada
December 2025−CAD 1.06 billionStatistics Canada

Indicator info

Category
Trade
Source
Statistics Canada
Frequency
Monthly
Units
CAD

Exports minus imports of goods. A negative value is a trade deficit.

ExportsAug 202677.91B CADImportsAug 202673.71B CADInflation rateAug 20263.0%Consumer price indexAug 2026169.8

Reports

Released 6 Oct 20264.20B CADAugust 2026
Next release, 13:30 UTC4 Nov 2026September 2026

History

Trade balance recent observations
PeriodValueChange
August 20264.20B CAD+3.41B
July 2026786.60M CAD−3.16B
June 20263.95B CAD+434.70M
May 20263.51B CAD+266.60M
April 20263.24B CAD+1.99B
March 20261.26B CAD+6.68B
February 2026−5.43B CAD−2.40B
January 2026−3.02B CAD−1.96B
December 2025−1.06B CAD+1.41B
November 2025−2.47B CAD−1.60B
October 2025−873.30M CAD−1.44B
September 2025565.80M CAD+6.62B
August 2025−6.05B CAD

Common questions

What is the trade balance in Canada now?

The trade balance in Canada was CAD 4.2 billion in August 2026, up CAD 3.41 billion from Jul 2026. The figure was released on 6 Oct 2026.

When is the next trade balance release for Canada?

The next release is scheduled for 4 Nov 2026, 13:30 UTC, covering September 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the trade balance in Canada?

In data since 1997, the highest was CAD 8.55 billion in Jan 2001 and the lowest was −CAD 7.17 billion in Apr 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Statistics Canada, and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source
Statistics Canada
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