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Canada's Market Share in Asia
Canada’s market share in Asia represents 0.9% of total imports in 2010.
Asia's Market Share in Canada
The Asia Pacific region’s share of Canadian import remained steady last year at 20.6% of the total. Overall, the East Asian region captured 16.9% of Canada’s total imports, more than the 15% share of Europe in 2010. Chinese imports to Canada, increased by $4.7 billion between 2009 and 2010, capturing half of all Canadian shipments from Asia. To some extent, the steady increase in Chinese imports is due to our other major Northeast Asian trading partners – South Korea, Taiwan and Japan – relocating their production facilities to China. Though the majority of Canadian imports are sourced from the United States, Asia as a region captures the largest proportion – 42% – of non-US Canadian imports.
| Asia’s Market Share in Canada in 2010 | |||
| 2009 Canadian Imports (C$millions) | 2010 Canadian Imports (C$millions) | 2010 Proportions of Total Canadian Imports (%) | |
| Australia | 1,625 | 1,616 | 0.40 |
| Bangladesh | 808 | 835 | 0.21 |
| China | 39,655 | 44,405 | 11.03 |
| Hong Kong, SAR | 363 | 369 | 0.09 |
| India | 2,003 | 2,123 | 0.53 |
| Indonesia | 1,009 | 1,259 | 0.31 |
| Japan | 12,350 | 13,394 | 3.33 |
| Malaysia | 2,314 | 2,275 | 0.56 |
| New Zealand | 454 | 447 | 0.11 |
| Pakistan | 242 | 271 | 0.07 |
| Philippines | 736 | 889 | 0.22 |
| Singapore | 1,148 | 1,136 | 0.28 |
| South Korea | 5,931 | 6,143 | 1.53 |
| Sri Lanka | 116 | 128 | 0.03 |
| Taiwan | 3,344 | 3,985 | 0.99 |
| Thailand | 2,299 | 2,406 | 0.60 |
| Vietnam | 1,054 | 1,172 | 0.29 |
| Total | 75,451 | 82,853 | 20.57 |
Source: Trade Data Online. Industry Canada. 10 March 2011. http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home
Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.