Canada Imports

Last Release

Jan 31, 2024

Actual

61,788.7

Units In

CAD Million

64,384.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 04, 2024

Time to Release

27 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
65,820 Oct 2022	1,112 Jan 1971	24,021.73 CAD Million	1971-2024	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).

Latest Updates

Imports to Canada dropped by 3.8% to $61.8 billion in January, the lowest level since February 2022, with 7 of the 11 product sections witnessing a decline. Notably, imports of consumer goods decreased by 7.1%, mainly due to falling arrivals of pharmaceutical products (-19.0%). Also, purchases of motor vehicles and parts (-5.2%) and metal & non-metallic mineral products (-9.2%) contributed to the downturn.