Canada experienced a substantial deficit in transportation and government services trade with Asia in 2017. Hong Kong is our top Asian partner in this category, accounting for 18% of Canada's receipts from Asia while providing 40% of Canada's imports from Asia. This is largely accounted for by transportation services. China is also prominent in this category, accounting for 20% of Canada's receipts from Asia and providing about 15% of Canada's transportation and government services imports from Asia. Canada also experienced significant negative balance with Singapore.
| Transportation and Government Services (C$ millions) | |||
| Economy | Receipts | Payments | Balance |
| Australia | 400 | 167 | 233 |
| China | 785 | 1,465 | -680 |
| Hong Kong, SAR | 690 | 3,895 | -3,205 |
| India | 179 | 160 | 19 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 75 | -37 |
| Japan | 584 | 900 | -316 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 236 | -210 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 62 | -6 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 61 | -18 |
| Philippines | 74 | 129 | -55 |
| Singapore | 278 | 1,615 | -1,337 |
| South Korea | 346 | 311 | 35 |
| Taiwan | 191 | 594 | -403 |
| Thailand | 31 | 43 | -12 |
| Vietnam | 22 | 5 | 17 |
| Total | 3,743 | 9,718 | -5,975 |
Source: Adapted from Statistics Canada, National Accounts 376-0036 http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&retrLang=eng&id=3760036&paSer=&pattern=&stByVal=1&p1=1&p2=-1&tabMode=dataTable&csid= November 12, 2018.
Statistics Canada information is used with the permission of Statistics Canada.
Notes:
1. The definition of Asia in this chart only refers to the countries listed in the table above.