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November 04, 2026NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL GOODS EXPORTS, SEPTEMBER 2026 Year-over-year (September 2026 vs September 2025, domestic exports on a customs-basis, unadjusted)
Nova Scotia international goods exports were $557.0 million in September 2026, an increase of 3.7% compared to September 2025.
Canada's goods exports were up 13.9% compared to September 2025. All provinces reported higher exports year-over-year with Newfoundland and Labrador experiencing the largest gain. The slowest gain was reported in Manitoba.
Year-to-date (January-September 2026 vs January-September 2025)
In the first nine months of 2026 domestic exports rose 0.8% in Nova Scotia compared to the same period in 2025. Canada's exports grew 11.5% for January-September 2026, with every province except Manitoba reporting gains. Newfoundland and Labrador reported the largest year-to-date increase.
Among broad product categories, the largest were farm/fishing/intermediate food products, followed by motor vehicles/parts as well as consumer goods.
Nova Scotia's year-to-date domestic exports were up for six of the broad product categories. Metal/non-metallic mineral products and electronics/electrical equipment exports were up the most in the first nine months of 2026. The fastest percentage declines were for energy, metal ores/non-metallic minerals, and chemical/plastic/rubber 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 up 2.7%, rising to $3.62 billion.
China is Nova Scotia's second largest export destination and exports declined 4.9% to $389.9 million in January-September 2026.
Among the other significant export destinations, year-to-date exports were up most sharply (>20%) to Peru, Taiwan, Switzerland, Italy, and South Korea. The largest declines (<-20%) in September exports were to Saudi Arabia and Spain.
Nova Scotia's exports to the US accounted for 70.7% of exports in January-September 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 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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