Québec, August 19, 2025. – Québec’s international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were up 2.8% in June 2025 from the previous month (+1.6% in May). This finding comes from an analysis of the most recent data of Québec’s international merchandise trade released today by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
The products that contributed the most to this monthly gain were aircraft (+29.5%), commercial and service industry machinery and equipment (+108.5%), diesel and biodiesel fuels (+213.1%), and nickel ores and concentrates, which had no exports in May 2025.
The products whose exports decreased in June include aircraft engines (-17.9%), parts of electronic equipment not elsewhere classified (-74.3%), unwrought aluminum and aluminum alloys (-8.2%), and iron ores and concentrates (-10.5%).
Exports in the first six months of 2025 were up 0.4% compared with the same months of 2024.
Exports to the United States
Québec exports to the United States, non-seasonally adjusted and in current dollars, totalled $6.4 billion in June 2025. This represents a 2.9% increase from May. On the same basis, exports to other countries (except the United States) rose by 18.5% in June from May, and reached an all-time high of $3.5 billion. As for the total exports, they were up 7.9% between May and June.
For the cumulative total of April, May, and June, exports to all countries fell by 7.9% between 2024 and 2025. Exports to the United States of the same months decreased by 14.6%, while exports to all countries were up 9.6% compared with the same period.
Consult the tables on international merchandise trade with the United States for information about the product structure of Québec’s exports and imports with that country.
Important notice about the August 19, 2025 release
In its June 5, 2025 release of international merchandise trade statistics for the reference month of April 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 April 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: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250605/dq250605a-eng.htm.
Québec’s international merchandise imports down 0.3% in June 2025
Québec’s international merchandise imports, seasonally adjusted and in constant dollars, were down 0.3% in June 2025 from May (+2.1% in May).
Imports in the first six months of 2025 were up 5.0% compared with the same months of 2024.
The situation in Canada
According to data published by Statistics Canada on August 5, 2025, Canada’s seasonally adjusted merchandise exports in constant dollars decreased by 1.4% in June 2025 from the previous month. Meanwhile, imports were up 0.7%.
For the first six months of 2025, Canada’s merchandise exports and imports were up 0.5% and 1.2%, respectively, compared with the same period in 2024.
| 2024 | 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual change | Monthly change | Cumulative change2 | |||||
| May | June | ||||||
| Québec | |||||||
| Exports | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | |||
| Imports | 1.3 | 2.1 | −0.3 | 5.0 | |||
| Canada | |||||||
| Exports | 1.1 | 1.9 | −1.4 | 0.5 | |||
| Imports | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | |||
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Useful links
International trade (monthly data)
International Trade Data Online: A tool for generating customized reports
Next release: September 18, 2025
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