Canada Exports1971-2020 Data | 2021-2022 Forecast | Calendar | Historical | Chart

Exports from Canada rose 11.1 percent from a month earlier to CAD 45.4 billion in July 2020 from an upwardly revised CAD 40.9 billion in the previous month. Sales of motor vehicles and parts jumped 37 percent to CAD 8.2 billion, as the auto industry adjusted to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic by ramping up production and going through a shorter-than-usual shutdown period in July. Main increases were recorded in exports of passenger cars & light trucks (+42.4%) and motor vehicle engines & parts (+30.7%). Also, sales of energy products rose for the third straight month (18.9%), of which crude oil (+25%). Exports to the US rose 15.1% to CAD 33.5 billion, driven by motor vehicles & parts and crude oil while sales to countries other than the US were up 1.1% to CAD 11.9 billion, led by higher exports to Saudi Arabia (refined gold), Japan (copper ores) and Italy (pharmaceutical products).

Exports from Canada surged 17.1 percent from a month earlier to CAD 39.7 billion in June, after a downwardly revised 5.6 percent gain in May and beating market expectations of CAD 38.8 billion amid the continued easing of lockdown restrictions. Sales grew mostly for motor vehicles and parts (218.2 percent), namely passenger cars and light trucks, which coincided with the resumption of activities in the automotive assembly industry in Canada in mid-May, with production continuing for the entire month of June. Shipments of engines and parts as well as of metal and non-metallic mineral products also contributed to the monthly increase. Exports to the US grew 21.8 percent to CAD 27.5 billion, mainly on account of motor vehicles and parts, and those to non-US countries rose 7.8 percent to CAD 12.2 billion, led by higher exports to the UK (refined gold).

Exports from Canada rose 6.7 percent from a month earlier to CAD 34.6 billion in May 2020, after plunging 29.1 percent in April and above market expectations of CAD 33.6 billion amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions. Sales went up mostly for motor vehicles and parts (76.2%), with both passenger cars and light trucks and engines and parts contributed to the monthly increase; energy products (14.5%), namely crude oil (+26.1%); consumer goods (9.5%), of which meat (+26%); and farm, fishing and intermediate food products (9.1% to reach a record CAD 3.9 billion). Exports to the US jumped 8.9% to CAD 23.2 billion, with motor vehicles and parts and crude oil contributed the most to the rise in exports to the US. Shipments to countries other than the US rose 2.4%, principally on higher exports to China (iron ore and crude oil) and France (aircraft and canola).

Exports from Canada sank 29.7% from a month earlier to CAD 32.7 billion in April of 2020, the lowest level since January of 2010, below market expectations of CAD 42.1 billion. Shipments fell mostly for motor vehicles and parts (-82.9%), the largest decline ever observed, linked to production shutdowns in all motor vehicle assembly plants across the country. Exports of engines and parts (-84.0%) also fell significantly in April. In addition to disruptions in the Canadian engine and parts manufacturing industry, motor vehicle production shutdowns in the US contributed to the decrease in Canadian deliveries of engines and parts to American assembly plants in April. Other significant decreases were seen for energy products (-43.6%), the largest fall on record, amid plunging crude oil prices (-55.1%); and consumer goods (-14.5%). Exports plummeted to both the US (-35.7%) and to countries other than the US (-11.7%), mostly Germany, the UK and Mexico.