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April 04, 2017NOVA SCOTIA - INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FEBRUARY 2017 CUSTOMS BASIS
Unadjusted
YTD - Selected Commodities
In Nova Scotia for January-February 2017, merchandise exports ($831.4 million) decreased $4.1 million over the Jan-Feb 2016 exports ($835.5 million). Increases in Forestry, Chemicals, and other exports were not sufficient to offset declines in Farming/fishing, Motor Vehicles, Consumer products and energy products.
Year-to-date (YTD ) results for:
- Farm, fishing and intermediate food products decreased from $190 million to $166 million
- Motor vehicles and parts decreased from $210 million to $199 million;
- Consumer products have decreased from $159 million to $158 million;
- Energy products have decreased from $13 million to $6 million;
- Forestry products have increased from $90 million to $92 million;
- Chemicals, plastics and rubber products have increased from $55 million to $60 million;
- the remaining commodities have increased from $117 million to $151 million.
YTD by Province
In Jan-Feb 2017, Nova Scotia ranked eightth from among the provinces in growth of domestic exports. Year-to-date exports decreased 0.5 per cent over the same period last year. Canadian ytd exports are up 2.7 per cent.
Nova Scotia's non-energy exports ranking 4th among the provinces and have increased 0.4 per cent over Jan-Feb 2016. Nationally, non-energy exports are down 4.7 per cent.
Statistics Canada NOTES
The old CANSIM tables 228-0001 to 228-0003, 228-0033, 228-0034, 228-0041 to 228-0043 and 228-0047 to 228-0057 were replaced by tables 228-0058 to 228-0068.
Publication: Canada's Balance of International Payments (Catalogue number 67-001-X)
These data are available in the Canadian international merchandise trade database.
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