Québec, April 17, 2025. – Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 2.5% in February 2025 from the previous month (+4.5% in January). This finding comes from an analysis of the most recent data on Québec’s international merchandise trade released today by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
The products that contributed the most to this monthly increase were aircraft (+111.7%), fresh and frozen pork (+75.1%), oilseeds except canola (+196.6%), and aircraft engines (+15.3%).
The products whose exports decreased in February include unwrought copper and copper alloys (-54.2%), diesel and biodiesel fuels (-48.8%), light fuel oils (-48.0%), and iron ores and concentrates (-17.8%).
Exports in the first two months of 2025 were up 11.6% compared with the same months of 2024.
Exports to the United States
Exports to the United States, non-seasonally adjusted and in current dollars, totalled $8.0 billion in February 2025, down 5.0% from January (-2.1% for exports to all countries). For more details, see the table on exports to the United States (in French only).
Important notice about the April 17, 2025 release
In its April 3, 2025 release of international merchandise trade statistics for the reference month of February 2025, Statistics Canada stated that there are still delays in the receipt of import data due to the implementation of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system. These delays are impacting the completeness of import statistics for the reference months of November 2024 to February 2025. Given these issues, users should exercise caution and expect revisions to import data in the coming months, even if they are published. For more information, see the Note to readers: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250403/dq250403a-eng.htm.
Québec’s international merchandise imports down 4.5% in February 2025
Québec’s international merchandise imports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 4.5% in February 2025 from January (+2.1% in January).
Imports in the first two months of 2025 were up 0.9% compared with the same months of 2024.
The situation in Canada
According to data published by Statistics Canada on April 3, 2025, Canada’s seasonally adjusted merchandise exports in constant dollars decreased by 3.4% in February 2025 from the previous month. Meanwhile, imports were down 1.4%.
For the first two months of 2025, Canada’s merchandise exports and imports were up 6.8% and 1.5%, respectively, compared with the same period in 2024.
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International merchandise exports and imports11 |
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| 2024 | 2025 | ||||||
| Annual change | Monthly change | Cumulative change2 | |||||
| January | February | ||||||
| Québec | |||||||
| Exports | 2.8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 11.6 | |||
| Imports | 1.2 | 2.1 | −4.5 | 0.9 | |||
| Canada | |||||||
| Exports | 1.1 | 3.6 | −3.4 | 6.8 | |||
| Imports | 0.0 | 1.8 | −1.4 | 1.5 | |||
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1. Seasonally adjusted data in constant dollars (at 2017 prices). Sources |
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Useful links
International trade (monthly data)
International Trade Data Online: A tool for generating customized reports
Next release: May 21, 2025
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