Facts & Figures

Is Asian manufacturing moving to China?

January 16, 2006

Source: World Trade Atlas

In both Canada and the U.S., the proportion of imports originating from China has increased over the past decade (1995-2004), rising from 6.1% to 13.4% in the U.S., and from 2.1% to 6.8% in Canada. With respect to the U.S., this increase in China's share came at the expense of the rest of Asia: the share of imports from countries other than China decreased by 12.5%. In Canada's case, however, the rest of Asia suffered less, with their share of imports decreasing by a much smaller 1.8 percentage points. These trends might suggest that China is becoming the manufacturing centre of Asia.

Provided by the Trade and Economic Analysis Division (www.international.gc.ca/eet).