How important is Japan to BC and Canada?
Japan ranked #2 as a destination for BC origin exports in 2008 with 15.2% of BC’s commodity exports shipped there. It was ranked #3 as a destination for Canadian exports with 2.4% of Canadian goods exports shipped there and #4 as a source of imports into Canada with 3.5% of Canadian imports originating from Japan.
How important is Canada to Japan?
Canada was ranked #15 as a source of imports into Japan in 2005 with 1.7% of goods shipped to that country originating in Canada. As a market for exports from Japan, Canada ranked #12 with 1.7% of that country’s exports shipped to Canada.
source: www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca (16/02/2009)