Canada Trade Balance measures a change between exports and imports, in US dollars.
If exports exceed imports, a trade surplus is formed. It is seen as positive, because Canada has a commodity-dependent economy.
Canada Trade Balance
Last release
02 Apr 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
$-5.743 B
Forecast
$-5.088 B
Previous
$-4.182 B
Next release
05 May 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 7 days
Forecast
$-4.981 B
Previous
$-5.743 B
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
05 Dec 2017
Oct 2017
$-1.474 B
$-3.429 B
$-3.364 B
03 Nov 2017
Sep 2017
$-3.180 B
$-4.005 B
$-3.181 B
05 Oct 2017
Aug 2017
$-3.413 B
$-3.734 B
$-2.983 B
06 Sept 2017
Jul 2017
$-3.040 B
—
$-3.760 B
04 Aug 2017
Jun 2017
$-3.600 B
—
$-1.360 B
06 Jul 2017
May 2017
$-1.090 B
—
$-0.550 B
02 Jun 2017
Apr 2017
$-0.370 B
—
$-0.940 B
04 May 2017
Mar 2017
$-0.140 B
—
$-1.080 B
04 Apr 2017
Feb 2017
$-0.970 B
—
$0.420 B
07 Mar 2017
Jan 2017
$0.810 B
—
$0.450 B
07 Feb 2017
Dec 2016
$0.920 B
—
$1.010 B
06 Jan 2017
Nov 2016
$0.530 B
—
$-1.020 B
06 Dec 2016
Oct 2016
$-1.130 B
—
$-4.380 B
04 Nov 2016
Sep 2016
$-4.080 B
—
$-1.990 B
05 Oct 2016
Aug 2016
$-1.940 B
—
$-2.190 B
02 Sept 2016
Jul 2016
$-2.490 B
—
$-3.970 B
05 Aug 2016
Jun 2016
$-3.630 B
—
$-3.500 B
06 Jul 2016
May 2016
$-3.280 B
—
$-3.320 B
03 Jun 2016
Apr 2016
$-2.940 B
—
$-3.180 B
04 May 2016
Mar 2016
$-3.410 B
—
$-2.470 B