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May 05, 2026NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL GOODS EXPORTS, MARCH 2026 Year-over-year (March 2026 vs March 2025, domestic exports on a customs-basis, unadjusted)
Nova Scotia international goods exports were $535.8 million in March 2026, a decline of 1.4% compared to March 2025.
Canada's goods exports were down up 4.3% compared to March 2025. Six provinces reported higher exports year-over-year with Newfoundland and Labrador experiencing the largest gain in exports. Manitoba reported the largest decline in domestic exports.
Year-to-date (January-March 2026 vs January-March 2025)
In the first three months of 2026 domestic exports fell 11.3% in Nova Scotia compared to the same period in 2025. Canada's exports declined 6.2% for January-March 2026, with every province except Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Ontario reporting declines. Manitoba reported the largest year-to-date exports decline.
Among broad product categories, the largest were farm, fishing and intermediate food products, followed by motor vehicles and parts as well as consumer goods.
Nova Scotia's annual domestic exports were down for half of the broad product categories. The largest percentage declines were for chemical/plastic/rubber products. Metal/non-metallic mineral products and electronics/electrical equipment exports were up most as well as energy (starting from a small value).
The US is by far Nova Scotia's largest destination for international goods exports. Nova Scotia year-to-date exports to the United States were down 10.3%, falling to $1.076 billion.
China is Nova Scotia's second largest export destination and exports declined 45.7% to $94.7 million in January-March 2026.
Among the other significant export destinations, year-to-date exports were up most sharply (>20%) to the United Kingdom, South Korea, India, Italy, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, Indonesia, and Peru. The largest declines (<-20%) in March exports were to China, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye.
Nova Scotia's exports to the US accounted for 72.0% of exports in January-March 2026. Massachusetts was the largest US state destination for Nova Scotia exports. Massachusetts, Illinois and South Carolina each had a larger year-to-date export value than Nova Scotia's shipments to China. Exports were down for seven of Nova Scotia's top ten US state destinations. The largest dollar value decline was for Texas, while Illinois had the largest dollar value increase.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 12-10-0175-01 International merchandise trade by province, commodity, and Principal Trading Partners (x 1,000); Table 12-10-0099-01 Merchandise imports and exports, customs-based, by Harmonized commodity description and coding system (HS) section, Canada, provinces and territories, United States, states (x 1,000)
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