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September 03, 2026NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL GOODS EXPORTS, JULY 2026 Year-over-year (July 2026 vs July 2025, domestic exports on a customs-basis, unadjusted)
Nova Scotia international goods exports were $591.2 million in July 2026, a decline of 0.5% compared to July 2025.
Canada's goods exports were up 19.0% compared to July 2025. All provinces, except Nova Scotia, reported higher exports year-over-year with Alberta experiencing the largest gain in exports.
Year-to-date (January-July 2026 vs January-July 2025)
In the first seven months of 2026 domestic exports fell 1.5% in Nova Scotia compared to the same period in 2025. Canada's exports grew 8.8% for January-July 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 eight of the broad product categories. Metal/non-metallic mineral products and electronics/electrical equipment exports were up the most in the first seven months in 2026. The largest percentage declines were for chemical/plastic/rubber products and farm/fishing/intermediate food products.
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 0.2%, falling to $2.815 billion.
China is Nova Scotia's second largest export destination and exports declined 14.4% to $276.6 million in January-July 2026.
Among the other significant export destinations, year-to-date exports were up most sharply (>20%) to South Korea, Italy, Taiwan and Peru. The largest declines (<-20%) in July exports were to Spain, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Türkiye.
Nova Scotia's exports to the US accounted for 71.2% of exports in January-July 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 up for five 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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