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Canada Data: Mar Intl Trade Bal -C$4.1B v -C$2.9B in Feb>

Release for:    March 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Data seasonally adjusted, millions of Canadian dollars
                                                % change
                                  Mar-18  Feb-18  Mar-18
Exports, BOP basis:
 Total                             47584   45869     3.7
United States                      34907   34493     1.2
China                               2088    2002     4.3
Mexico                               741     727     1.9
United Kingdom                      1690    1147    47.3
Japan                               1186     940    26.2
Germany                              511     338    51.2
South Korea                          655     406    61.3
Italy                                188     258   -27.1
France                               295     269     9.7
Netherlands                          310     460   -32.6
Imports, BOP basis:
 Total                             51724   48801     6.0
United States                      33227   32216     3.1
China                               4320    3414    26.5
Mexico                              1781    1781     0.0
United Kingdom                       660     627     5.3
Japan                               1123    1057     6.2
Germany                             1531    1385    10.5
South Korea                          556     534     4.1
Italy                                492     532    -7.5
France                               423     373    13.4
Netherlands                          563     366    53.8
Balance:
 Total                             -4140   -2932     --
United States                       1680    2277     --
China                              -2232   -1412     --
Mexico                             -1040   -1054     --
United Kingdom                      1030     520     --
Japan                                 63    -117     --
Germany                            -1020   -1047     --
South Korea                           99    -128     --
Italy                               -304    -274     --
France                              -128    -104     --
Netherlands                         -253      94     --
Exports - Customs Basis
Farm,fishing and intermediate go    2813    2452    14.7
Energy products                     8946    8586     4.2
Metal ores and non-metallic mine    1642    1625     1.0
Metal and non-metallic mineral p    5174    5214    -0.8
Basic and industrial chemical, p    3067    3109    -1.4
Forestry prods and bldg and pack    3721    3578     4.0
Industrial machinery, equip and     3032    2870     5.6
Electronic and electrical equip     2366    2266     4.4
Motor vehicles and parts            7487    7480     0.1
Aircraft and other transportatio    2267    1823    24.4
Consumer goods                      5850    5670     3.2
Special transactions trade           302     282     7.1
Other balance of payments adjust     916     915     0.1
Imports - Customs Basis
Farm,fishing and intermediate go    1433    1454    -1.4
Energy products                     3103    3195    -2.9
Metal ores and non-metallic mine    1142    1055     8.2
Metal and non-metallic mineral p    3849    3517     9.4
Basic and industrial chemical, p    4408    4072     8.3
Forestry prods and bldg and pack    2169    2075     4.5
Industrial machinery, equip and     4736    4589     3.2
Electronic and electrical equip     5759    5519     4.3
Motor vehicles and parts           10340    9545     8.3
Aircraft and other transportatio    1970    1937     1.7
Consumer goods                     11033   10244     7.7
Special transactions trade           811     702    15.5
Other balance of payments adjust     972     898     8.2
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
[TOPICS: MACDA$, MACTR$]

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