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Medical Devices Trade Statistics Summary

  • 2005 Total imports: $ 4.3 billion


  • 2005 Total Canadian exports: $ 2.4 billion

Destinations of Medical Device Exports

Total Canadian Exports ($ millions)
Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
All Countries 1763.9 1920.1 2057.7 2198.1 2396.2


Main Export Markets ($ millions)
Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
United States 1487.3 1679.4 1649.8 1712.2 1832.3
European Union 147.7 128.6 200.5 284.8 298.1
Germany 42.7 28.4 47.7 64.8 62.8
United Kingdom 28.2 32.4 46.9 84.9 86.8
Japan 24.3 21.7 58.8 48.9 56.3


Total Canadian Exports (% of total value)
Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
All Countries 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Main Export Markets (% of total value)
Country 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
United States 84.3 87.5 80.2 77.9 76.5
European Union 8.4 6.7 9.7 13.0 12.4
Germany 2.4 1.5 2.3 2.9 2.6
United Kingdom 1.6 1.7 2.3 3.9 3.6
Japan 1.4 1.1 2.9 2.2 2.3

Source: Industry Canada from Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade Database


Created: 2005-06-13
Updated: 2006-10-16
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