Annual International Merchandise Trade Price and Volume Indexes

International merchandise trade price and volume indexes, grouped by North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) section. Statistics Canada provides this data with options for Imports or Exports, Paasche or Laspeyres price indexes, and Laspeyres volume indexes. Data are available on a Customs and Balance of Payments basis, both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term price trends for specific NAPCS commodity sections using Paasche or Laspeyres price indexes.
• Model the relationship between trade volume indexes and economic cycles for Imports or Exports categories.
• Compare seasonally adjusted versus unadjusted trade flows on a Customs and Balance of Payments basis.

Strengths

• Data is produced by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
• Offers multiple analytical measures including Paasche and Laspeyres price indexes and Laspeyres volume indexes.
• Provides data on both a Customs basis and a Balance of Payments basis.
• Includes both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data series.

Limitations

• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable, limiting assessment of granularity.
• Data is annual frequency, which may not support high-frequency or intra-year analysis.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from international merchandise trade statistics.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

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