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Canada: Trade Profile
October 2010
Canada
             
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2009) 33 740Rank in world trade, 2009ExportsImports
GDP (million current US$, 2009)1 336 067Merchandise 1211
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009)1 280 279excluding intra-EU trade76
Current account balance (million US$, 2009)- 22 612Commercial services1813
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009) 27 389excluding intra-EU trade97
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)  64.3
Annual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Real GDP (2000=100)  11921-2
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  1041......
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a  1284......
             
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession1 January 1995Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010)3.213
Trade Policy Review21, 23 March 2007Import duties collected (%, 2005-2007)
GPA accession 1 January 1996in total tax revenue0.8
Tariffs and duty free importsto total imports0.8
Tariff binding coverage (%)   99.7Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffsFinal boundApplied 2009Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry  20
Simple average of import dutiesGoods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO6 - 3
All goods  6.7  4.5Anti-dumping (30 June 2009)40
Agricultural goods (AOA)  15.4  10.7Countervailing duties (30 June 2009)9
Non-agricultural goods  5.3  3.5Safeguards (19 October 2009)  0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)  2.8  1.7Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008)Requests for consultation33 - 16
in agricultural goods (AOA)  50.9Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports14 - 11
in non-agricultural goods  59.0Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU)6 - 5
Services sectors with GATS commitments  105Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU)1 - 3
             
MERCHANDISE TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-200920082009
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 316 71329-31
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 329 90437-21
2009  2009
Share in world total exports   2.54Share in world total imports 2.60
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)  By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products  13.8Agricultural products8.9
Fuels and mining products  29.4Fuels and mining products11.9
Manufactures  49.6Manufactures75.5
  By main destination  By main origin
1. United States  75.01. United States  51.2
2. European Union (27)  8.32. European Union (27)  12.4
3. China  3.13. China  10.9
4. Japan  2.34. Mexico  4.5
5. Mexico  1.35. Japan  3.4
             
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE ValueAnnual percentage change
2009  2000-2009 20082009
Commercial services exports (million US$) 57 476  44-13
Commercial services imports (million US$) 77 579  78-12
2009  2009
Share in world total exports  1.72  Share in world total imports2.47
Breakdown in economy's total exportsBreakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item  By principal services item
Transportation  15.5  Transportation22.3
Travel  23.8  Travel31.2
Other commercial services  60.7  Other commercial services46.6
             
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008Trademark registrations by office, 2008
ResidentsNon-residents Total Direct residentsDirect non-residentsMadrid Total 
 1 886 16 817 18 703 12 798 14 945... 27 743
             
a  Refers to 2007 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2007.
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