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Canada Data: Jan Intl Trade Bal -C$1.9B v -C$3.1B in Dec>

Release for:    January 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Data seasonally adjusted, millions of Canadian dollars
                                                % change
                                  Jan-18  Dec-17  Jan-18
Exports, BOP basis:
 Total                             45839   46815    -2.1
United States                      34083   35108    -2.9
China                               1953    2058    -5.1
Mexico                               759     748     1.5
United Kingdom                      1938    1414    37.1
Japan                               1053    1100    -4.3
Germany                              371     423   -12.3
South Korea                          404     481   -16.0
Italy                                191     190     0.5
France                               317     298     6.4
Netherlands                          285     268     6.3
Imports, BOP basis:
 Total                             47746   49865    -4.2
United States                      30949   31509    -1.8
China                               3460    3899   -11.3
Mexico                              1616    1751    -7.7
United Kingdom                       603     739   -18.4
Japan                               1077    1094    -1.6
Germany                             1393    1477    -5.7
South Korea                          525     665   -21.1
Italy                                535     544    -1.7
France                               400     367     9.0
Netherlands                          419     630   -33.5
Balance:
 Total                             -1907   -3050     --
United States                       3134    3599     --
China                              -1507   -1841     --
Mexico                              -857   -1003     --
United Kingdom                      1335     675     --
Japan                                -24       6     --
Germany                            -1022   -1054     --
South Korea                         -121    -184     --
Italy                               -344    -354     --
France                               -83     -69     --
Netherlands                         -134    -362     --
Exports - Customs Basis
Farm,fishing and intermediate go    2982    2821     5.7
Energy products                     9035    8777     2.9
Metal ores and non-metallic mine    1554    1599    -2.8
Metal and non-metallic mineral p    5512    5627    -2.0
Basic and industrial chemical, p    3019    3015     0.1
Forestry prods and bldg and pack    3435    3678    -6.6
Industrial machinery, equip and     2825    2840    -0.5
Electronic and electrical equip     2299    2305    -0.3
Motor vehicles and parts            7184    7619    -5.7
Aircraft and other transportatio    1480    1791   -17.4
Consumer goods                      5548    5521     0.5
Special transactions trade            62     303   -79.5
Other balance of payments adjust     906     919    -1.4
Imports - Customs Basis
Farm,fishing and intermediate go    1392    1402    -0.7
Energy products                     2905    3152    -7.8
Metal ores and non-metallic mine    1218    1315    -7.4
Metal and non-metallic mineral p    3479    3642    -4.5
Basic and industrial chemical, p    4024    4063    -1.0
Forestry prods and bldg and pack    2020    2163    -6.6
Industrial machinery, equip and     4481    5053   -11.3
Electronic and electrical equip     5387    5750    -6.3
Motor vehicles and parts            9183    9477    -3.1
Aircraft and other transportatio    1697    1740    -2.5
Consumer goods                      9994   10479    -4.6
Special transactions trade          1061     698    52.0
Other balance of payments adjust     906     932    -2.8
Percentage changes calculated by MNI.
Note: Country rankings reflect the top 10 trading partners.
The current data are based on the 2016 ranking.
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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