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Canada Data: Oct Intl Trade Bal -C$1.5B v -C$3.4B in Sep>

Release for:    October 2017
Source: Statistics Canada
Data seasonally adjusted, millions of Canadian dollars
                                                % change
                                  Oct-17  Sep-17  Oct-17
Exports, BOP basis:
 Total                             44456   43301     2.7
United States                      33312   32002     4.1
China                               1951    2103    -7.2
Mexico                               830     729    13.9
United Kingdom                      1516    1747   -13.2
Japan                                955     892     7.1
Germany                              332     379   -12.4
South Korea                          477     386    23.6
Hong Kong                            171     176    -2.8
Netherlands                          388     197    97.0
France                               260     316   -17.7
Imports, BOP basis:
 Total                             45930   46665    -1.6
United States                      29791   29980    -0.6
China                               3392    3400    -0.2
Mexico                              1620    1932   -16.1
United Kingdom                       646     673    -4.0
Japan                                937    1123   -16.6
Germany                             1218    1247    -2.3
South Korea                          631     669    -5.7
Hong Kong                            352     315    11.7
Netherlands                          447     466    -4.1
France                               395     374     5.6
Balance:
 Total                             -1474   -3364     --
United States                       3521    2022     --
China                              -1441   -1297     --
Mexico                              -790   -1203     --
United Kingdom                       870    1074     --
Japan                                 18    -231     --
Germany                             -886    -868     --
South Korea                         -154    -283     --
Hong Kong                           -181    -139     --
Netherlands                          -59    -269     --
France                              -135     -58     --
Exports - Customs Basis
Farm,fishing and intermediate go    2842    2638     7.7
Energy products                     7612    7413     2.7
Metal ores and non-metallic mine    1482    1556    -4.8
Metal and non-metallic mineral p    5469    5235     4.5
Basic and industrial chemical, p    3070    2731    12.4
Forestry prods and bldg and pack    3592    3484     3.1
Industrial machinery, equip and     2991    2917     2.5
Electronic and electrical equip     2245    2196     2.2
Motor vehicles and parts            6694    6612     1.2
Aircraft and other transportatio    1777    1926    -7.7
Consumer goods                      5487    5406     1.5
Special transactions trade           312     313    -0.3
Other balance of payments adjust     883     872     1.3
Imports - Customs Basis
Farm,fishing and intermediate go    1440    1381     4.3
Energy products                     2621    2720    -3.6
Metal ores and non-metallic mine     983    1230   -20.1
Metal and non-metallic mineral p    3380    3391    -0.3
Basic and industrial chemical, p    3742    3748    -0.2
Forestry prods and bldg and pack    2025    2060    -1.7
Industrial machinery, equip and     4411    4495    -1.9
Electronic and electrical equip     5110    5099     0.2
Motor vehicles and parts            8708    9478    -8.1
Aircraft and other transportatio    1757    1512    16.2
Consumer goods                     10018    9969     0.5
Special transactions trade           844     690    22.3
Other balance of payments adjust     893     893     0.0
Percentage changes calculated by MNI.
Note: Country rankings reflect the top 10 trading partners.
The current data are based on the 2015 ranking.
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MACDA$, MACTR$]

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