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August 04, 2026NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL GOODS EXPORTS, JUNE 2026 Year-over-year (June 2026 vs June 2025, domestic exports on a customs-basis, unadjusted)
Nova Scotia international goods exports were $669.0 million in June 2026, a gain of 9.3% compared to June 2025.
Canada's goods exports were up 30.3% compared to June 2025. All provinces reported higher exports year-over-year with Newfoundland and Labrador experiencing the largest gain in exports. Québec and Manitoba reported the smallest gains.
Year-to-date (January-June 2026 vs January-June 2025)
In the first six months of 2026 domestic exports fell 1.8% in Nova Scotia compared to the same period in 2025. Canada's exports grew 7.2% for January-June 2026, with seven provinces reporting gains. Manitoba reported the largest year-to-date decline while Newfoundland and Labrador reported the largest gain.
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 year-to-date domestic exports were up for seven of the broad product categories. Metal/non-metallic mineral products and electronics/electrical equipment exports were up the most in the first six months in 2026. The largest percentage declines were for chemical/plastic/rubber products and energy products (through this reflects the smallest share of exports).
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 up 0.2%, rising to $2.416 billion.
China is Nova Scotia's second largest export destination and exports declined 17.5% to $236.8 million in January-June 2026.
Among the other significant export destinations, year-to-date exports were up most sharply (>20%) to Germany, South Korea, Italy, and Peru. The largest declines (<-20%) in June exports were to Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Türkiye.
Nova Scotia's exports to the US accounted for 72.0% of exports in January-June 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 six 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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