Features

Active Data

Trade by Product (HS) is available from 1990 to the present - for both Canada and the United States.

The following types of information are available:

• Total Imports
• Total Exports
  • Domestic Exports only
  • Re-Exports only
• Trade Balance

New data is added every month as it becomes available (see Latest Data under the heading Learn More in the side-menu). Data prior to 1990 is not available on this site.

Trade by Industry (NAICS) is available from 1992 to the present - for Canada only.

The following types of information are available:

• Total Imports
• Total Exports
  • Domestic Exports only
  • Re-Exports only
• Trade Balance

and for Canadian manufacturing industries:

• Manufacturing Shipments
• Export Intensity
• Apparent Domestic Markets

Archived Data

Trade by Industry (SIC) is available from 1990 to 2001.

As the "Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)" has now been replaced by the "North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)", this data is no longer updated.

Functionality

The following features are offered:

• the ability to generate customized reports;
• the ability to generate charts;
• the ability to bookmark reports or charts;
• the ability to save report or chart data to a text file for further manipulation;
• advanced features for clients registered (free) on Industry Canada - including ability to save, edit and re-run groups of customized reports/charts individually or in batch.

Navigation

Trade Data Online is comprised of two independent modules that can always be accessed either from the homepage or from the side-menu navigation area.

• Trade by Product (Canadian and U.S. Data)
• Trade by Industry (Canadian data only).

Both modules feature two main elements:

• a Main Panel where you enter your choices and generate reports or graphs (appearing below).
• an Advanced Features area where, provided you have obtained your free Industry Canada password, you can login and manage your own personalized report groups that you can run again later against updated data. This is accessed through an icon below the main panel.

Some reports may contain hyperlinks that upon clicking allow you to immediately drilldown to another level of detail, e.g. clicking on United States will shown a breakdown by state (provided the name is hyperlinked).

Help and other information (such as the Explanatory Notes) can be accessed through the side-menu.

Technical Requirements

This version of Trade Data Online uses javascript. In some cases, the choice of certain selections in the main panel will cause the screen to redraw.

To access the full functionality provided:

• Microsoft IE users must have Internet Explorer 4.01 and above.
• Netscape Users must have Navigator 4.03 and above.
  • javascript must be enabled in your browser (see User Preferences - Advanced)

Cookies are not used on this site.