Canada Exports1971-2021 Data | 2022-2023 Forecast | Calendar | Historical | Chart

Exports from Canada retreated 1.0% month-over-month to CAD 50.2 billion in April of 2021, mainly weighed down by lower sales of motor vehicles and parts (-18.1% to CAD 5.5 billion), as a global semiconductor supply shortage forced production shutdowns in the auto assembly industry. Additionally, 5 other product sections posted decreases in sales, including energy (-2.5% to CAD 9.3 billion); metal & non-metallic mineral products (-0.3% to CAD 6.1 billion); and farm, fishing & intermediate food products (-3.0% to CAD 4.0 billion). Still, losses were limited by a surge in foreign demand for prepared & packaged seafood products, which underpinned a 14.4% jump in consumer goods to CAD 6.8 billion. Exports to the US went up 1.4% to CAD 37.1 billion, while shipments to most other countries declined, primarily to China (-5.8% to CAD 2.6 billion) and the UK (-12.3% to CAD 1.6 billion).

Exports from Canada edged up 0.3% month-over-month to CAD 50.6 billion to in March of 2021, boosted by sales of motor vehicles and parts (10.2%), mainly passenger cars & light trucks (12.8%), and metal ores & non-metallic minerals (33%). However, these increases were partially offset by a drop in the exports of energy products (-6.7%) due to a slump in the sales of natural gas (-46.7%), but also by the large decline in exports of aircraft & other transportation equipment & parts (-23.8%). Exports to the US decreased by 3.8% to CAD 36.5 billion while those to countries other than the US rose by 12.6% led by sales to Hong Kong, the Netherlands and South Korea.

Exports from Canada fell 2.7% month-over-month to CAD 49.9 billion in February of 2021, after an upwardly revised 8.2% surge in January. The largest declines were observed in the metal and non-metallic mineral products (-10.9%), motor vehicles and parts (-10.2%) and aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts (-20.3%). Exports of energy products partially offset the overall decrease, up 18.3% to CAD 9.5 billion, their highest level since December 2019, mainly on account of sales of natural gas, which more than doubled in February. Sales of crude oil and crude bitumen (6.8%) also increased, mainly because of higher prices. Exports to the US increased by 0.8% to CAD 37.4 billion while those to countries other than the US fell by 11.7% in February to CAD 12.5 billion.

Exports from Canada surged 8.1% month-over-month to CAD 51.2 billion in January of 2021, the highest since May of 2019. This was the largest increase in exports since the rebound in the summer of 2020 that followed the easing of lockdown restrictions. Shipments rose mostly for aircraft and other transportation equipment & parts (72.3 percent), mainly on atypical growth in aircraft exports, which more than doubled. A Canadian airline retired a large number of aircraft from its fleet in January, resulting in the export of these used airliners to the US. Other significant contributions came from sales of consumer goods (11.6%) and energy products (5.9%), mainly on higher crude oil exports (9%). Exports of forestry products and building and packaging materials (+10.7%) also grew sharply, namely lumber exports (+30.4%), which reached a record high of $2.1 billion. Exports to the US rose 11.3% to $37.2 billion, the highest value since September 2019.