Imports and Exports
Canada is an active trading nation whose largest trading partner is the United States.
In 2011, Ontario alone exported $182 billion in goods and services worldwide, the vast majority to the United States, followed by the United Kingdom, China and Norway. (Statistics Canada, Report date 2012)
Total Exports, Ontario to Top 10 Trade Countries (2007-2011)
| |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| |
(Value in Millions of Canadian Dollar) |
| Source of data: Statistics Canada |
| Report Date: 20-Jul-2012 |
| United States (U.S.) |
169,257 |
155,857 |
119,200 |
134,558 |
142,433 |
| United Kingdom (U.K.) |
8,067 |
7,953 |
7,899 |
11,744 |
14,848 |
| China |
1,747 |
1,889 |
1,750 |
1,716 |
2,412 |
| Norway |
3,437 |
2,576 |
1,538 |
2,232 |
2,362 |
| Mexico |
2,486 |
2,503 |
2,252 |
2,348 |
2,262 |
| Germany |
1,198 |
1,194 |
1,334 |
1,350 |
1,431 |
| Japan |
1,341 |
1,153 |
980 |
1,141 |
1,331 |
| France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles) |
1,174 |
1,011 |
878 |
821 |
839 |
| Switzerland |
1,057 |
971 |
934 |
1,101 |
803 |
| Korea, South |
678 |
752 |
758 |
606 |
560 |
| SUB-TOTAL |
190,444 |
175,859 |
137,523 |
157,617 |
169,281 |
| OTHERS |
12,033 |
12,847 |
10,242 |
10,968 |
12,234 |
| TOTAL (ALL COUNTRIES) |
202,477 |
188,706 |
147,766 |
168,585 |
181,516 |
Total Export, Ontario (2005-2009)
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Total Imports to Ontario, Top 10 Countries (2007-2011)
| |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| |
(Value in Millions of Canadian Dollar) |
| Source of data: Statistics Canada |
| Report Date: 20-Jul-2012 |
| United States (U.S.) |
151,858 |
147,562 |
122,040 |
135,427 |
141,543 |
| China |
20,366 |
22,518 |
21,300 |
25,120 |
26,874 |
| Mexico |
13,544 |
13,884 |
12,649 |
17,477 |
19,546 |
| Japan |
9,288 |
9,034 |
7,404 |
9,179 |
8,545 |
| Germany |
5,408 |
5,463 |
4,366 |
4,518 |
5,876 |
| Korea, South |
2,970 |
3,413 |
3,617 |
4,258 |
4,171 |
| United Kingdom (U.K.) |
3,546 |
3,657 |
3,209 |
3,262 |
3,845 |
| Peru |
1,398 |
1,704 |
2,134 |
2,721 |
3,296 |
| Switzerland |
1,699 |
2,410 |
2,538 |
2,295 |
2,453 |
| France (incl. Monaco, French Antilles) |
2,036 |
2,243 |
2,228 |
2,261 |
1,955 |
| SUB-TOTAL |
212,112 |
211,889 |
181,486 |
206,517 |
218,102 |
| OTHERS |
28,523 |
30,372 |
25,659 |
28,630 |
36,870 |
| TOTAL (ALL COUNTRIES) |
240,636 |
242,260 |
207,145 |
235,147 |
254,973 |
For more information on Ontario's trade see the Invest in Ontario Trade Fact Sheet
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