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November 04, 2020NOVA SCOTIA - INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE SEPTEMBER 2020 Year-to-Date (Jan-Sep 2020 vs Jan-Sep 2019, customs based, unadjusted)
In Jan-Sep 2020 vs Jan-Sep 2019, Nova Scotia International Merchandise Trade Exports decreased 16.8% ($781.4 million) to $3,874.5 million.
Sector value increases occurred in
- Metal/Ores ($16.6 million)
- Energy ($5.8 million)
Sector value declines occurred in
- Motor vehicles/Parts (-$216.7 million)
- Farm, Fishing, Intermediate Food Products (-$162.2 million)
- Forestry/Building/Packaging Materials (-$158.4 million)
- Consumer Goods (-$113.7 million)
- Chemical, plastic, rubber (-$64.9 million)
- Machinery/Equipment (-$40.4 million)
- Metal/Mineral Products (-$32.6 million)
- Electronics (-$5.8 million)
- Special Transactions (-$5.2 million)
- Transportation Equipment (-$3.7 million)
Year to date - By Province (Jan-Sep 2020)
Nova Scotia reported a 16.8% loss in merchandise trade exports. Canada reported a 14.6% loss in merchandise trade exports. Newfoundland and Labrador reported the highest increase (+1.8%) while British Columbia reported the highest decline (-26.3%) in merchandise trade exports.
TREND NS AND CANADA
TREND NOVA SCOTIA AND CANADA (Year over year Sep 2011 to Sep 2020)
September 2020, Nova Scotia International Merchandise Trade Exports reported a 0.9% loss in merchandise trade exports. This compares to a 0.8% loss in merchandise trade exports in Sep-19 and a 12.2% gain in merchandise trade exports in Sep-18, over the previous year.
September 2020, Canada International Merchandise Trade Exports reported a 6.2% loss in merchandise trade exports. This compares to a 1.1% gain in merchandise trade exports in Sep-19 and a 13.1% gain in merchandise trade exports in Sep-18.
YEAR-TO-DATE EXPORTS BY INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION
Jan-Sep 2020 vs Jan-Sep 2019
In North America, exports to
- United States decreased 13.1% (-$380.3 million)
- Mexico decreased 44.4% (-$22.0 million)
In Asia, exports to
- China decreased 32.0% (-$248.2 million)
- Japan decreased 18.1% (-$14.2 million)
- South Korea decreased 17.8% (-$16.5 million)
- Hong Kong decreased 58.3% (-$35.2 million)
- India increased 59.1% (+$14.0 million)
- Taiwan increased 15.2% (+$1.7 million)
- Indonesia decreased 92.6% (-$17.1 million)
- Singapore decreased 86.3% (-$25.8 million)
In Europe, exports to
- United Kingdom decreased 16.6% (-$11.4 million)
- Germany increased 0.9% (+$0.4 million)
- Italy decreased 22.6% (-$3.1 million)
- France decreased 10.9% (-$7.5 million)
- Netherlands increased 14.5% (+$8.3 million)
- Belgium increased 5.1% (+$1.8 million)
- Spain decreased 21.7% (-$8.0 million)
- Norway increased 22.7% (+$3.4 million)
- Switzerland decreased 22.2% (-$1.4 million)
- Russian Federation decreased 23.1% (-$0.7 million)
In other countries, exports to
- Brazil decreased 19.5% (-$2.2 million)
- Peru increased 36.4% (+$0.2 million)
- Algeria increased 77.8% (+$0.0 million)
- Saudi Arabia increased 176.5% (+$1.3 million)
- Turkey decreased 30.3% (-$1.6 million)
- Iraq decreased 60.4% (-$2.4 million)
- Australia decreased 6.1% (-$1.0 million)
- Residual decreased 6.1% (-$14.2 million)
12-10-0119-01 International merchandise trade: Nova Scotia sectors
12-10-0119-01 International merchandise trade: by province and commodity
12-10-0119-01 International merchandise trade: by province and energy commodity
12-10-0119-01 International merchandise trade: by province, commodity, trading partners
Trading partners group 1: All, US, China
Trading partners group 2: Japan et al
Trading partners group 3: UK et al
Trading partners group 4: Mexico et al
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