Canada Imports

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

66,908.4

Units In

CAD Million

66,797.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 04, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
71,630 Feb 2025	1,112 Jan 1971	25,261.76 CAD Million	1971-2025	Statistics Canada

In 2018, Canada imported mainly: consumer goods (20 percent of total imports); motor vehicles and parts (19 percent); electronic and electrical equipment and parts (12 percent); industrial machinery, equipment and parts (11 percent); basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products (8 percent); metal and non-metallic mineral products (7 percent) and energy products (6 percent). Canada's major import partners were: the US (64 percent of total imports); the EU (10 percent), of which Germany (3 percent); China (8 percent); Mexico (3 percent) and Japan (2 percent).

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Imports from Canada rose 0.9% mom to CAD 66.91 billion in August 2025, following a 1.3% decrease in July, led by a 24.2% jump in imports of metal and non-metallic mineral products, mostly unwrought gold from South Africa and Switzerland, following declines from May to July. In the context of the uncertainty related to recent tariffs imposed by the US, imports of gold continue to show great volatility in 2025. Excluding this product section, imports were down 1%. Higher prices also contributed to the monthly increase in imports; in volume terms, total imports were down 0.3%. Imports of consumer goods increased 2.3%, partly because of higher prices, and led by pharmaceutical products (+24.6%) from Switzerland and Belgium. In contrast, there was a 12.8% decline in purchases of energy, mostly crude oil from the US. Total imports from the US fell 1.4% while those to other countries increased 4.2% to a record value.