Canadian Pharmaceutical Import and Export Trade Data (1968–2022)

This dataset contains monthly and annual records of pharmaceutical commodity trade across Canadian provinces from 1968 to 2022. It includes provincial origins and destinations, international trade partner information, and U.S. state-level resolution where available. Data covers trade values, quantities, units of measure, and commodity classifications, supporting analysis of pharmaceutical supply chains, trade dependencies, and public health resilience.

Use Cases

• Analyzing provincial pharmaceutical trade dependencies
• Forecasting drug supply shortages using historical trade patterns
• Mapping international pharmaceutical supply routes to Canada
• Assessing public health resilience through trade flow analysis

Strengths

• 50+ years of longitudinal coverage
• Provincial and international partner granularity
• U.S. state-level resolution for cross-border trade
• Monthly and annual temporal resolution

Limitations

• Column-level documentation requires inference from context
• Data freshness ends in 2022
• May require preprocessing for commodity classification consistency

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Aggregated from official Canadian trade statistics

Time Range

1968–2022

Geography

Canada, U.S., and international trade partners