The province’s exports declined 0.9% and imports 5.7% month over month in August; exports were down 2.7% year over year for the first eight months while imports rose 1.3%.
Quebec’s Institut de la statistique said on 21 October that international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and measured in constant 2017 dollars, fell 0.9% in August 2026 from July. They had risen 7.7% in July. Aircraft exports declined 49% and machinery and equipment for commerce and service industries fell 23%; exports of heavy fuel oil, diesel and biodiesel increased.
Imports fell 5.7% on the same monthly basis. Traditional crude oil imports nevertheless rose 72.9%, batteries and battery chargers 721.7%, and printed and integrated circuits, semiconductors and printed circuit assemblies 51.4%. For January through August, exports were down 2.7% from a year earlier and imports up 1.3%. The institute cautioned that recent import data are incomplete and may be revised because of delays in customs data transmission.
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Quebec: August monthly merchandise-trade changes
August 2026 percentage changes from July 2026, seasonally adjusted at constant 2017 prices.
Exports: monthly change
-0.9 percentData period: 2026-08 · Observed
Imports: monthly change; partial
-5.7 percentData period: 2026-08 · Observed
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Transcribed seasonally adjusted merchandise-trade changes at constant 2017 prices. Recent import observations are partial and revisable because customs data arrive late. Do not mix with current-price/unadjusted destination breakdowns. No absolute amounts, trade balance or missing observations are inferred. Monthly and cumulative changes are separate measures.
Transcribed seasonally adjusted merchandise-trade changes at constant 2017 prices. Recent import observations are partial and revisable because customs data arrive late. Do not mix with current-price/unadjusted destination breakdowns. No absolute amounts, trade balance or missing observations are inferred. Monthly and cumulative changes are separate measures.
Quebec’s Institut de la statistique said on 21 October that international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and measured in constant 2017 dollars, fell 0.9% in August 2026 from July. They had risen 7.7% in July. Aircraft exports declined 49% and machinery and equipment for commerce and service industries fell 23%; exports of heavy fuel oil, diesel and biodiesel increased.
Quebec’s Institut de la statistique said on 21 October that international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and measured in constant 2017 dollars, fell 0.9% in August 2026 from July. They had risen 7.7% in July. Aircraft exports declined 49% and machinery and equipment for commerce and service industries fell 23%; exports of heavy fuel oil, diesel and biodiesel increased.
Quebec’s Institut de la statistique said on 21 October that international merchandise exports, seasonally adjusted and measured in constant 2017 dollars, fell 0.9% in August 2026 from July. They had risen 7.7% in July. Aircraft exports declined 49% and machinery and equipment for commerce and service industries fell 23%; exports of heavy fuel oil, diesel and biodiesel increased.
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