Exports of goods to international destinations from a particular province or Canada. It does not include re-exports, i.e. goods that are being shipped out of the country after they have been imported.
Alberta's international merchandise exports were $10.05 billion in December 2019, an increase of 13.1% over December 2018. Canadian exports increased by 6.9% over the same period.
In Alberta, the only year-over-year gains were in industrial machinery and equipment (+8.3%) and energy products (+23.8%), while the largest declines included farm, fishing and intermediate food products (-13.1%) and basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products (-13.4%).
For the year, Alberta's merchandise exports were $117.03B, down -0.6% in 2019 compared to the previous year.
