Canada and Japan - Partners in Trade

THE CANADA-JAPAN TRADE RELATIONSHIP Canadian merchandise trade with East Asia in 2012 (CAD) SOUTH KOREA Imports from Canada: $3.7 billion Exports to Canada: $6.4 billion JAPAN Imports from Canada: $10.2 billion Exports to Canada: $15 billion CHINA Imports from Canada: $19.1 billion Exports to Canada: $50.7 billion The top 5 commodities Canada shipped to Japan in 2012 (CAD) Canola and Other Oil Seeds/Fruit Coal, Petroleum, and Peat $1,851 million $1,905 million Ore Lumber and Wood Meat $1,247 million $934 million $986 million П. CANADA Vehicles $6,271 million The top 5 commodities Japan shipped to Canada in 2012 (CAD) Machinery and Mechanical Appliances $3,461 million Electrical Machinery and Equipment $1,673 million Optical, Photo, Cinema, and Medical Equipment $740 million Rubber $503 million г‑ JAPAN The services trade between Canada and Japan in 2010 (CAD) Canada's services exports to Japan: $1.2 billion Japan's services exports to Canada: $1.4 billion The projected increase in trade because of a free-trade agreement between the two countries 66.7% 37.1% Increase in Canadian exports to Japan Increase in Japanese exports to Canada SURCES: CIC Statistics Canada Report of the Joint Study on the Possibility of a Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement DESIGN: CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL Cameron Tulk CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU CANADA