This release provides figures for the current month and year-to-date,
with some data for previous years. Statistics include the value
of British Columbia exports to 11 countries and 10 trading regions.
Export statistics for 30 commodities to the United States, Japan,
the European Union, Mainland China and all countries are presented in separate
tables. Each issue contains a feature article on some item relevant
to British Columbia's international trade.
Selected Feature Articles From Previous Issues |
2009 |
| Aug | China Continues to Buy B.C. Goods |
| Jul | Energy Exports are Powering Down...for Now |
| Jun | Adding Some Heat to Trade with India |
| May | Trade with the Other Americas |
| Apr | The State of Canada's Trade with the USA |
| Mar | British Columbia's Trade Balance Tipped in Favour of Imports |
| Feb | Fifteen Years of Free Trade with Mexico |
| Jan | Twenty Years of Free Trade with the United States |
2008 |
| Dec | Canada Seeks Trade Deal with the European Union |
| Nov | Adversity Leads to Diversity |
| Oct | Import Content of BC's Exports |
| Sep | BC's Trade in High Technology Goods |
| Aug | Milking the System: Is Canada's Supply Management System an Impediment to Free Trade? |
| Jul | Charting BC's Exports |
| Jun | Bad News for Newsprint Exporters |
| May | Asia Offers Potential as a Destination for BC Exports |
| Apr | The Price Is Right for Coal Producers in BC |
| Mar | Border Line Threats to Trade |
| Feb | Call of the Loonie: American Film & Television Productions Shun BC in 2007 |
| Jan | BC Commodity Exports: Year in Review 2007 |
2007 |
| Dec | Canada and Peru Agree on Free Trade |
| Nov | Over 100 Years of Canadian Exports |
| Oct | BC's Commodity Exports Are Still Largely Forest-Based |
| Sep | Is Cross-Border Shopping Making a Comeback? |
| Aug | Prince Rupert Container Port Open for Business |
| Jul | Canada Weighs Anchor on Free Trade with EFTA |
| Jun | BC's Trade with California |
| May | Appreciating Dollar not Appreciated by Exporters |
| Apr | The Greening of BC's Exports |
| Mar | BC's High Tech Trade |
| Feb | Canada-USA Corn Row |
| Jan | Is the Sun Rising on Trade with Japan? |
2006 |
| Dec | Year in Review:2006 |
| Nov | Brazil-Canada Trade Getting Over Jet Lag |
| Oct | Plan B: An APEC Free Trade Region? |
| Sep | Success of B.C.'s Mining Industry Helps Boosts Exports |
| Aug | Provincial Export Profile |
| Jul | Has Doha Gone the Way of the Dodo? |
| Jun | Will BC Miss the Boat on Port Expansion? |
| May | Breaking the Interprovincial Trade Barrier |
| Apr | Deal or No Deal for Softwood Lumber? |
| Mar | Will Canada-India Trade Spice up? |
| Feb | Log Exports Becoming More of a Private Affair |
| Jan | 2005 in Review |
2005 |
| Dec | Electricity Puts a Charge into BC's Exports |
| Nov | Pulp Friction: Challenging Times for BC's Pulp Industry |
| Oct | Japan Aims for Free Trade with Canada |
| Sep | China's Growth both an Opportunity and a Threat for Exporters |
| Aug | Booming Energy Sector May Give Rise to "Dutch Disease" for Other Exporters |
| Jul | Laying on the Lumber |
| Jun | Removal of Textile Quotas Tailor-Made for Protectionist Fervour |
| May | Comparative Trade Numbers Don't Add Up |
| Apr | South Korea Seeks Trade Deal With Canada |
| Mar | Any BC Port in a Trade Storm |
| Feb | American Protectionism: Backfiring on all Cylinders |
| Jan | Commodity Prices, Exchange Rates, and Exports |
2004 |
| Dec | The Internet Pharmacy Debate |
| Nov | Canada's Trade with China |
| Oct | Legitimate Border Threat or Reefer Madness? |
| Sep | Canada is Hoping Trade with Brazil will Take Off |
| Aug | Border Congestion Threatens Trade |
| Jul | NAFTA Panel Finds in Favour of Canada in Softwood Lumber Dispute |
| Jun | Canada's Trade with Greece |
| May | Hollywood North Thrives in 2003 |
| Apr | Port of Prince Rupert: Down, But Not Out |
| Mar | Expanded European Union Could be both Good and Bad for BC |
| Feb | BC's Animal Agriculture Exports Facing Trade Restrictions |
| Jan | China Offers Considerable Opportunities for Trade |
2003 |
| Dec | Rising Commodity Prices Could Signal Turnaround for BC Exports |
| Nov | The Lows of High Tech Trade |
| Oct | Is Global Free Trade Possible? |
| Sep | Relatively Few Small Businesses in BC are Exporters |
| Aug | Where's the Beef? |
| Jul | A Summary of the NAFTA Panels' Decisions on Lumber Duties |
| Jun | Natural Gas Heats Up British Columbia's Exports |
| May | Value Added Wood Production in BC Lagging Rest of Canada |
| Apr | Exports and the Rising Dollar |
| Mar | Canada Talks Trade with Turkey |
| Feb | Rising Log Exports Fuel Controversy |
| Jan | Review and Outlook for BC Exports |
2002 |
| Dec | Team Canada Returns to Europe |
| Nov | Canada Courts the European Union for Freer Trade |
| Oct | Lumber Battle Takes an Unexpected Turn |
| Sep | Canada Looking to Shed Light on Trade with the Dark Continent |
| Aug | Canada's Share of US Softwood Lumber Market Slipping |
| Jul | FTAA: Free Trade for the Western Hemisphere? |
| Jun | The Changing Face of BC Exports |
| May | Japan's Economic Woes Translate to Reduced Trade for BC |
| Apr | Team Canada Promotes Trade with Mexico |
| Mar | Chile Warms Up to Trade with Canada |
| Feb | The Threat of American Protectionism |
| Jan | Canada Seeks to Increase Trade With India |
2001 |
| Dec | Is "Runaway" Film Production in Canada Harming the U.S. Industry? |
| Nov | Team Canada Scouts Russia and Germany for New Trade Ties |
| Oct | Exploring China as a Market for BC's Wood Products |
| Sep | Is Trade Threatened by Security? |
| Aug | Thirst for Energy Powers British Columbia's Exports |
| Jul | International Trade in High Technology Goods and Services |
| Jun | Interprovincial and International Trade |
| May | Buy Low, Sell High: Trade in Electricity |
| Apr | Attack of the Canadian Tomatoes |
| Mar | The Softwood Lumber Dispute |
2000 |
| Nov | After Much Economic Diversification, BC Exports Are Still Mainly Resource Based |
| Oct | Ambitious Western Hemisphere Trade Agreement Could Help Shape Canadian Trade in the New Decade |
| Sep | Trade Growth Tied to Transportation Infrastructure |
| Aug | Some Familiar Patterns Developing in Trade Between China and British Columbia |
| Jul | International Commerce In Services Produces BC's Only Trade Surplus |
| Jun | Value Added Wood Exports Grow Fast in BC, Bus Faster in Rest of Canada |
| May | What Has Free Trade Meant For BC's International Trade |
| Apr | British Columbia Shipping Smaller Portion of Canadian Forestry Products |
| Mar | 1990s Brought New Markets and New Products For BC Exports |
| Feb | United States Continues Substantial Log Exports in 1999 |
| Jan | BC Goods Export Growth Among Lowest in Canada During 1990s |
1999 |
| Dec | British Columbia Trade Becoming More Continental Than Global |
| Nov | Growing Cross Border Trade in Agricultural Food Products |
| Oct | Trade Imbalances Growing Within NAFTA |
| Sep | BC Exports Recovering in Some Asian Markets, Still Declining in Others |
| Aug | British Columbia Exports to United States Move Increasingly By Truck |
| Jul | Export Changes During 1990s Reduce Resource Dependency |
| Jun | British Columbia Losing Dominant Position In World Lumber Markets |
| May | September Team Canada Mission to Visit Japan and Australia |
| Apr | New Export Industries Depend Heavily On Air Freight Services |
| Mar | United States Log Exports |
| Feb | British Columbia Losing Ground in United States Lumber Market |
1998 |
| Dec | British Columbia Export Reliance on U.S. Market Highest Since Early 1960s |
| Nov | Diversification of Export Mix Accelerates in 1998 |
| Oct | Offsetting Export Losses in Asia With Gains in the United States Market |
| Sep | Half a Century of BC Exports, From British Empire to the US & Asia |
| Aug | Asian Fallout Has British Columbia Exporters Relying Heavily on US Market |
| Jul | No Ignoring Chinese Presence on World Trading Scene |
| Jun | Falling Canadian Dollar Aids Food Exports, But Could Bring Higher Prices |
| May | Plastic Manufactured Products Become Important New Element in Provincial Export Mix |
| Apr | Changes in BC Share of US Import Market |
| Mar | Apparel Exports Surge For BC, But Faster For Other Provinces |
| Feb | British Columbia Falling Behind in Export Boom For Secondary Manufactured Wood |
| Jan | British Columbia Hardest Hit by Slumping Asian Exports |
1997 |
| Dec | Export Emphasis Shifts to Manufactured Goods, As Resource Commodities Falter |
| Nov | Air Freight Services Promoting Export Growth and Diversification |
| Oct | Forty Years Later, Forestry Exports as Important as Ever |
| Sep | British Columbia Export Focus Swings Back to United States |
| Aug | Exporting to Latin America Calls For New Export Mix |
| Jul | New APEC Markets For British Columbia as Asia Industrialises |
| Jun | New Jobs Tied to New Exports |
| May | Canadian Building Products Climb As Japanese Regulatory Barriers Fall |
| Apr | With Hong Kong, China Becomes Third Largest Export Destination For Western Provinces |
| Mar | Europe Imports Less From British Columbia, Finds Resources Closer to Home |
| Feb | Imports Catch Up to Exports, As Trade Surges in 1990s |
| Jan | BC Wood Product Exports Lose US Market Share to Other Provinces |
1996 |
| Nov | Service Exports - Shipping and Professional Service Industries Bring in More Overseas Revenue |
| Oct | BC Products Find Better Markets Abroad Than in Canada |
| Sep | BC Has Biggest Export Stake in Team Canada Mission |
| Aug | Canada-US Exchange of Magazines a Very One Sided Affair |
| Jul | Beyond Natural Resources - The New Exports |
| Jun | Soaring Trade Deficits With Mexico More a Problem For Ontario Than British Columbia |
| May | Cross Border Trade in Processed Food Products |
| Apr | British Columbia Still a Natural Resource Economy |
| Mar | Air Freight Use Growing With High Value Exports |
| Feb | Competing For Share in the US Market |
| Jan | Canadian Merchandise Trade Balances |
1995 |
| Oct | Automotive Industry Emerging As Important Export Earner |
| Sep | British Columbia Net Importer of Agriculture and Food Products |
| Aug | Mining Exports Show First Improvement in Years |
| Jul | United States - World's Largest Exporter of Logs, and Largest Importer of Lumber |
| Jun | Far Eastern Markets Beckon British Columbia Exporters |
| May | British Columbia Service Exports Expand Internationally and Interprovincially |
| Apr | Canada's Trading Focus Shifts From Interprovincial to International |
| Mar | Pacific Rim Nations Expand Share of World Imports |
| Feb | United States Imports From British Columbia Jump Sharply |
| Jan | Export Shipping From British Columbia |
1994 |
| Nov | British Columbia International Trade in High Technology Products |
| Oct | Chile as a Partner in Western Hemispheric Free Trade - What it Means to British Columbia |
| Sep | Expanding Trade and Integrating Economies |
| Aug | British Columbia Plastics Industry Adapts to North American Free Trade |
| Jul | Global Shifts in Canadian International Trading Relationships |
| Jun | Competition in the US Market for Major BC Export Commodities |
| Apr | Pulp and Newsprint Export Trends |
| Mar | British Columbia Exports of Processed Wood Products to the United States |
| Feb | Japanese Log Imports in the International Trade of Coniferous Solid Wood Commodities |
| Jan | BC Exports Shipped by Air Gain Steadily in Importance |
1993 |
| Dec | Price Changes Play Major Role in Determining Total Export Value |
| Nov | Three Emerging Markets for BC Exports: The Chinese Economic Area, South Korea and Latin America |
| Oct | Growing Portion of BC Exports Destined for US Markets |
| Sep | Shifting Commodity Mix of BC Exports |
| Aug | Imports of Machinery and Equipment Drive Expanding Canadian Trade Deficit With Mexico |
| Jul | Growth and Changing Commodity Mix in Canada - USA Trade |
| Jun | Bilateral Trade Between BC and the US Trends Up Sharply |
| May | Commodity Price Change as a Factor in BC Export Growth - Lumber, Pulp, Newsprint and Coal |
| Apr | International Competition for Major BC Export Commodities in Japan |
| Mar | International Competition for Major BC Exports in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| Feb | International Competition for Major BC Exports in the US Market |
| Jan | European Community Markets for Lumber, Pulp, Newsprint and Coal |
1992 |
| Nov | Export Growth Led by Machinery and Equipment |
| Oct | Export Success Stories for British Columbia Food, Beverage and Agricultural Products |
| Sep | Trends in BC-Mexico Trade Balances Implied From BC Exports and BC Cleared Imports |
| Aug | Trends in BC-USA Trade Balances Implied From BC Exports and BC Cleared Imports |
| Jul | Value Added and Technology Content in British Columbia Exports |
| Jun | The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Significance for British Columbia's Exports |
| May | BC Exports to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
| Apr | British Columbia Pulp Exports |
| Mar | The US Market for BC Exports |
| Feb | Strong Timber Shipments Produce Three Months of Export Growth |
| Jan | Lower Prices and Smaller Volumes of Exports Shipped |
1991 |
| Dec | Exports Shipped Air Freight |
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