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Merchandise Imports from China

(IMPORTS_CHINA)
Observations
Temporarily unavailable.
Units
Millions of dollars,
Customs-based, seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade
Series ID
IMPORTS_CHINA
Table 12-10-0011-01

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Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Canadian International Merchandise Trade

Units: Millions of dollars, Customs-based, seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Customs-based merchandise imports from China in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted. China is Canada's second-largest source of imported goods, and the import flow dwarfs the export flow, producing a persistent bilateral deficit. Published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Merchandise Imports from China IMPORTS_CHINA, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/IMPORTS_CHINA, November 2, 2026.

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COVID-19 recession300000003500000040000000450000005000000055000000600000006500000070000000750000008000000085000000201620182020202220242026Thousands of dollars2016-09-01: 44461913.22016-10-01: 44717235.92016-11-01: 46720721.52016-12-01: 45241955.92017-01-01: 44598023.12017-02-01: 42319690.52017-03-01: 49759833.52017-04-01: 45367235.62017-05-01: 50094555.72017-06-01: 48074587.52017-07-01: 40976022.62017-08-01: 43579355.62017-09-01: 42943507.42017-10-01: 45506078.62017-11-01: 46718111.82017-12-01: 461496232018-01-01: 45322209.52018-02-01: 42356712.32018-03-01: 49740106.72018-04-01: 47541967.62018-05-01: 50819018.92018-06-01: 52406548.12018-07-01: 49256146.32018-08-01: 50449437.82018-09-01: 48682119.42018-10-01: 51763041.22018-11-01: 49141959.92018-12-01: 46815397.92019-01-01: 45576275.32019-02-01: 42506739.72019-03-01: 51634842.52019-04-01: 49765355.12019-05-01: 55430249.12019-06-01: 50999708.22019-07-01: 48836318.22019-08-01: 49389471.52019-09-01: 49186862.62019-10-01: 50836424.62019-11-01: 48023878.22019-12-01: 49896206.52020-01-01: 46561228.22020-02-01: 44504479.92020-03-01: 48172586.42020-04-01: 324717572020-05-01: 342072112020-06-01: 41099538.42020-07-01: 43279822.92020-08-01: 43604993.22020-09-01: 46676843.52020-10-01: 475066302020-11-01: 46755181.32020-12-01: 47686870.72021-01-01: 47511084.22021-02-01: 45591576.12021-03-01: 53826638.52021-04-01: 48876767.52021-05-01: 49960099.72021-06-01: 55292242.72021-07-01: 51577924.62021-08-01: 539494732021-09-01: 52708280.92021-10-01: 55101729.22021-11-01: 58873247.52021-12-01: 58449256.52022-01-01: 54960866.12022-02-01: 54862928.12022-03-01: 68230441.42022-04-01: 63776906.62022-05-01: 73171124.12022-06-01: 71684749.82022-07-01: 66197500.82022-08-01: 67529261.82022-09-01: 66292237.82022-10-01: 66594936.52022-11-01: 649399392022-12-01: 651847762023-01-01: 65298455.62023-02-01: 58695572.42023-03-01: 69052473.72023-04-01: 61832315.12023-05-01: 66127881.72023-06-01: 61998807.42023-07-01: 58748867.12023-08-01: 64969894.22023-09-01: 64246388.62023-10-01: 67726028.22023-11-01: 66606405.72023-12-01: 625807242024-01-01: 60999256.22024-02-01: 61573189.82024-03-01: 64253079.62024-04-01: 64621725.72024-05-01: 65447981.92024-06-01: 65993751.62024-07-01: 66264417.62024-08-01: 62680282.12024-09-01: 64804942.32024-10-01: 684064542024-11-01: 65791703.82024-12-01: 70017288.12025-01-01: 73837152.12025-02-01: 65282648.82025-03-01: 71921519.42025-04-01: 60181416.72025-05-01: 617970462025-06-01: 61428082.62025-07-01: 62071754.12025-08-01: 57971423.22025-09-01: 64443634.32025-10-01: 67863820.82025-11-01: 62926259.92025-12-01: 68279600.62026-01-01: 602608772026-02-01: 613754242026-03-01: 72717736.52026-04-01: 71780780.82026-05-01: 74719601.32026-06-01: 79004700.82026-07-01: 732060882026-08-01: 73826333.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Merchandise Exports

CREDMerchandise Imports
COVID-19 recession350000004000000045000000500000005500000060000000650000007000000075000000201620182020202220242026Thousands of dollars2016-09-01: 47727293.22016-10-01: 450173852016-11-01: 44628217.42016-12-01: 42002135.32017-01-01: 41925800.12017-02-01: 42630213.12017-03-01: 49822152.12017-04-01: 46675849.22017-05-01: 50915595.42017-06-01: 51063876.92017-07-01: 44180612.42017-08-01: 48098619.52017-09-01: 46014837.62017-10-01: 46475782.32017-11-01: 48880040.52017-12-01: 45345818.52018-01-01: 43871749.72018-02-01: 44372393.32018-03-01: 52665306.32018-04-01: 50307908.22018-05-01: 53202525.32018-06-01: 52779877.12018-07-01: 49772177.52018-08-01: 52137281.32018-09-01: 49041742.42018-10-01: 51617336.92018-11-01: 49381908.32018-12-01: 46735469.72019-01-01: 48034786.22019-02-01: 46335386.22019-03-01: 53602289.32019-04-01: 52031108.12019-05-01: 54237496.42019-06-01: 50675984.82019-07-01: 49965448.92019-08-01: 51819051.32019-09-01: 49357831.12019-10-01: 51807910.62019-11-01: 480679212019-12-01: 46027273.42020-01-01: 456486552020-02-01: 45007130.92020-03-01: 49405934.92020-04-01: 36372084.82020-05-01: 34626124.52020-06-01: 43686199.62020-07-01: 46908057.42020-08-01: 47162561.62020-09-01: 48708027.82020-10-01: 507832382020-11-01: 48380199.12020-12-01: 46931751.12021-01-01: 43931939.92021-02-01: 43712050.72021-03-01: 54964344.62021-04-01: 49966706.62021-05-01: 50551783.62021-06-01: 52014220.62021-07-01: 51397876.12021-08-01: 52590146.62021-09-01: 51366831.32021-10-01: 54396521.62021-11-01: 55253479.62021-12-01: 56478794.62022-01-01: 48967623.62022-02-01: 511876772022-03-01: 66015295.62022-04-01: 63048344.42022-05-01: 63984238.22022-06-01: 67037435.42022-07-01: 625176452022-08-01: 67054064.82022-09-01: 65478078.72022-10-01: 66586362.72022-11-01: 63319124.22022-12-01: 59225997.22023-01-01: 58929165.62023-02-01: 572543842023-03-01: 66808543.82023-04-01: 60721645.32023-05-01: 67142168.62023-06-01: 66686086.32023-07-01: 59951842.72023-08-01: 66879753.32023-09-01: 64224706.52023-10-01: 653080562023-11-01: 64026310.12023-12-01: 59184421.42024-01-01: 56260215.72024-02-01: 59849187.12024-03-01: 64759495.12024-04-01: 65600201.22024-05-01: 66191933.12024-06-01: 65213367.22024-07-01: 63940913.72024-08-01: 66693997.22024-09-01: 64567262.42024-10-01: 68163891.52024-11-01: 64208563.12024-12-01: 61845450.22025-01-01: 62929021.92025-02-01: 62196225.72025-03-01: 72459604.92025-04-01: 66409931.92025-05-01: 67667167.52025-06-01: 67519311.42025-07-01: 65724353.22025-08-01: 65648760.12025-09-01: 63725205.42025-10-01: 691688472025-11-01: 63209733.22025-12-01: 622168292026-01-01: 59838845.72026-02-01: 64547509.12026-03-01: 74258642.92026-04-01: 71254389.72026-05-01: 72799124.72026-06-01: 74212453.52026-07-01: 731631432026-08-01: 71736904.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Merchandise Imports

CREDMerchandise Trade Balance
COVID-19 recession-8000000-6000000-4000000-2000000020000004000000600000080000001000000012000000201620182020202220242026Thousands of dollars2016-09-01: -32653802016-10-01: -300149.10000000152016-11-01: 2092504.10000000152016-12-01: 3239820.60000000152017-01-01: 26722232017-02-01: -310522.60000000152017-03-01: -62318.600000001492017-04-01: -1308613.60000000152017-05-01: -821039.69999999552017-06-01: -2989289.39999999852017-07-01: -3204589.7999999972017-08-01: -4519263.89999999852017-09-01: -3071330.2000000032017-10-01: -969703.69999999552017-11-01: -2161928.7000000032017-12-01: 803804.52018-01-01: 1450459.7999999972018-02-01: -20156812018-03-01: -2925199.5999999942018-04-01: -2765940.60000000152018-05-01: -2383506.39999999852018-06-01: -3733292018-07-01: -516031.2000000032018-08-01: -1687843.52018-09-01: -3596232018-10-01: 145704.300000004472018-11-01: -239948.39999999852018-12-01: 79928.199999995532019-01-01: -2458510.9000000062019-02-01: -3828646.52019-03-01: -1967446.7999999972019-04-01: -22657532019-05-01: 1192752.7000000032019-06-01: 323723.400000005962019-07-01: -1129130.69999999552019-08-01: -2429579.7999999972019-09-01: -170968.52019-10-01: -9714862019-11-01: -44042.799999997022019-12-01: 3868933.10000000152020-01-01: 912573.2000000032020-02-01: -5026512020-03-01: -1233348.52020-04-01: -3900327.7999999972020-05-01: -418913.52020-06-01: -2586661.2000000032020-07-01: -3628234.52020-08-01: -3557568.39999999852020-09-01: -2031184.2999999972020-10-01: -32766082020-11-01: -1625017.80000000452020-12-01: 755119.60000000152021-01-01: 3579144.30000000452021-02-01: 1879525.39999999852021-03-01: -1137706.10000000152021-04-01: -1089939.10000000152021-05-01: -591683.89999999852021-06-01: 3278022.10000000152021-07-01: 180048.52021-08-01: 1359326.39999999852021-09-01: 1341449.60000000152021-10-01: 705207.60000000152021-11-01: 3619767.89999999852021-12-01: 1970461.89999999852022-01-01: 5993242.52022-02-01: 3675251.10000000152022-03-01: 2215145.80000000452022-04-01: 728562.2000000032022-05-01: 9186885.8999999912022-06-01: 4647314.39999999852022-07-01: 3679855.7999999972022-08-01: 4751972022-09-01: 814159.0999999942022-10-01: 8573.799999997022022-11-01: 1620814.7999999972022-12-01: 5958778.7999999972023-01-01: 63692902023-02-01: 1441188.39999999852023-03-01: 2243929.9000000062023-04-01: 1110669.80000000452023-05-01: -1014286.89999999112023-06-01: -4687278.89999999852023-07-01: -1202975.60000000152023-08-01: -1909859.0999999942023-09-01: 21682.100000001492023-10-01: 2417972.2000000032023-11-01: 2580095.60000000152023-12-01: 3396302.60000000152024-01-01: 4739040.52024-02-01: 1724002.69999999552024-03-01: -506415.52024-04-01: -978475.52024-05-01: -743951.2000000032024-06-01: 780384.39999999852024-07-01: 2323503.89999999852024-08-01: -4013715.10000000152024-09-01: 237679.89999999852024-10-01: 242562.52024-11-01: 1583140.69999999552024-12-01: 8171837.8999999912025-01-01: 10908130.1999999962025-02-01: 3086423.0999999942025-03-01: -538085.52025-04-01: -6228515.19999999552025-05-01: -5870121.52025-06-01: -6091228.80000000452025-07-01: -3652599.10000000152025-08-01: -7677336.89999999852025-09-01: 718428.89999999852025-10-01: -1305026.2000000032025-11-01: -283473.300000004472025-12-01: 6062771.5999999942026-01-01: 422031.2999999972026-02-01: -3172085.10000000152026-03-01: -1540906.4000000062026-04-01: 526391.0999999942026-05-01: 1920476.5999999942026-06-01: 4792247.2999999972026-07-01: 429452026-08-01: 2089429.599999994
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Merchandise Trade Balance

CREDMerchandise Exports to the United States
COVID-19 recession200002500030000350004000045000500005500060000201620182020202220242026Millions of dollars2016-09-01: 33127.22016-10-01: 33146.62016-11-01: 34944.32016-12-01: 33397.72017-01-01: 34893.12017-02-01: 35669.82017-03-01: 34570.72017-04-01: 362052017-05-01: 36222.92017-06-01: 34434.72017-07-01: 33063.22017-08-01: 327812017-09-01: 32109.52017-10-01: 33332.22017-11-01: 35588.72017-12-01: 35313.62018-01-01: 34445.32018-02-01: 35220.32018-03-01: 35591.52018-04-01: 36442.42018-05-01: 36704.22018-06-01: 37969.52018-07-01: 38939.42018-08-01: 37773.92018-09-01: 37239.42018-10-01: 36917.62018-11-01: 35820.92018-12-01: 34783.12019-01-01: 33627.42019-02-01: 35255.92019-03-01: 37644.52019-04-01: 38230.72019-05-01: 39538.52019-06-01: 38110.52019-07-01: 37893.32019-08-01: 37848.22019-09-01: 37640.62019-10-01: 37175.62019-11-01: 35857.22019-12-01: 37255.72020-01-01: 36317.62020-02-01: 37322.82020-03-01: 34552.42020-04-01: 22672.32020-05-01: 23181.92020-06-01: 27972.92020-07-01: 321232020-08-01: 33987.62020-09-01: 340452020-10-01: 34068.12020-11-01: 33432.52020-12-01: 33205.62021-01-01: 37031.52021-02-01: 38043.12021-03-01: 36375.82021-04-01: 363952021-05-01: 36445.72021-06-01: 39544.62021-07-01: 40072.52021-08-01: 40733.12021-09-01: 39572.32021-10-01: 41330.92021-11-01: 45639.42021-12-01: 45002.32022-01-01: 45137.92022-02-01: 460492022-03-01: 49155.72022-04-01: 51636.52022-05-01: 53552.32022-06-01: 53307.52022-07-01: 52388.52022-08-01: 51055.52022-09-01: 50010.62022-10-01: 49863.52022-11-01: 47906.12022-12-01: 49309.42023-01-01: 49937.52023-02-01: 48346.82023-03-01: 48215.82023-04-01: 49942.52023-05-01: 49630.92023-06-01: 47437.32023-07-01: 48523.72023-08-01: 50765.42023-09-01: 50672.92023-10-01: 509702023-11-01: 51621.22023-12-01: 480042024-01-01: 47005.92024-02-01: 48300.32024-03-01: 47409.62024-04-01: 49705.12024-05-01: 49693.22024-06-01: 51048.12024-07-01: 51603.42024-08-01: 48441.82024-09-01: 49930.62024-10-01: 483222024-11-01: 51099.12024-12-01: 53379.82025-01-01: 58460.12025-02-01: 563902025-03-01: 51693.72025-04-01: 43814.82025-05-01: 42248.92025-06-01: 42206.92025-07-01: 45404.12025-08-01: 44298.12025-09-01: 45284.62025-10-01: 43972.62025-11-01: 44156.42025-12-01: 44767.92026-01-01: 41786.22026-02-01: 44809.92026-03-01: 45553.92026-04-01: 50249.82026-05-01: 52395.82026-06-01: 52450.92026-07-01: 49122.52026-08-01: 54458
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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