Statistical data





Trade (Prince Edward Island)
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Balance of trade (dollars) Footnote 1 24,588,690 28,715,893 26,880,773 26,191,972 28,104,832 26,125,283 21,217,394 6,310,125 2,164,271 1,602,847 1,801,642 7,852,376 3,242,633 2,908,728 6,809,411 11,628,965 21,829,282 18,903,826 12,969,428 14,635,825 14,628,422 17,516,478 22,103,709 18,143,266 11,851,143 4,759,290 5,690,794 2,306,013 785,352 206,779 2,409,945 1,635,254
Export markets (dollars)  
Africa   34,930 2,620   402     37,231 41   29,520 124,161                 9,156                   262,321 1,263,201
China 163 149,389 14,849 273,872 26,535   74,937     30,240 36,491 17,693 6,255 2,000 4,709   42,996                              
European Union 67,962 58,387 58,106 19,736 76,017 14,385 28,685 11,227 5,406 3,317 2,228 2,255,798 5,825 19,607 183,452 167,175 114,703 113,945 294,627 351,546 225,793 55,498 81,733   208,353   2,458,434 50,814     1,141,440  
India   29,751       38,491 62,304 90       3,369,574                                        
Japan     42,021 21,721       4,181 6,022 57,586 34,570 3,886 19,770 60,095   25 67,935   2,335           31,790   11,150          
Middle East 20,262   32,796 7,328 309,886   33,690 280 39,940 44,662 16,063 1,440 35,110 387 179,417 49,727 6,816                     1,000,000       321,191
Oceania 16,516   118 9 537 300 60,822 56,904 6,372 4,032 3,056     228                                    
South and Central America 459   292,650 110,532       8,917 528,092 16,046 143,634 663,662 700,839 525,741 323,250 241,452 105,928 84,622 47,195             31,245 426,939         12,485
South Korea       51,600 210,529 9 1,735 1,377 37 1,260     27,202                                      
Taiwan                                                               65,368
United States 24,498,326 28,482,031 26,459,509 25,728,183 27,496,855 26,093,741 20,984,706 6,213,957 1,591,323 1,447,872 1,554,252 1,499,548 2,502,388 2,398,013 6,099,713 11,236,869 21,494,546 18,672,156 12,706,581 14,398,640 14,478,488 17,721,922 22,362,253 18,882,952 11,957,665 4,812,759 3,006,646 1,355,613 853,656 283,051 1,087,809 217,093
Other export markets 25,508 1,827 69 65 10 909 12,746 1,117 345 18,144 9,615   362 2,042 58,730 681 91,711 75,954 24,822 2,064 544 8,431           11,820        
Total 24,629,196 28,756,315 26,902,738 26,213,046 28,120,771 26,147,835 21,259,625 6,335,281 2,177,578 1,623,159 1,829,429 7,935,762 3,297,751 3,008,113 6,849,271 11,695,929 21,924,635 18,946,677 13,075,560 14,752,250 14,713,981 17,785,851 22,443,986 18,882,952 12,197,808 4,844,004 5,903,169 2,418,247 853,656 283,051 2,491,570 1,879,338
Domestic exports (excludes maple products) (dollars)
Primary wood products 64           4,830 15,429 6,099 9,750 15,955 18,572 11,434 15,230 37,723 55,703 54,486 35,909 90,021 3,447 8,170 32,183 301,476 132,852 94,432 132,675 591,698 1,324,404     1,141,440 321,191
Logs and bolts                               13,148   12,383 77,836   4,127 32,183 118,777 10,783 86,746 124,933 82,936         321,191
Pulpwood                                             182,699 112,459     508,762 1,324,404     1,141,440  
Wood chips             48   2,520 3,626                                            
Other primary wood products (includes Christmas trees) 64           4,782 15,429 3,579 6,124 15,955 18,572 11,434 15,230 37,723 42,555 54,486 23,526 12,185 3,447 4,043     9,610 7,686 7,742            
Pulp and paper products 24,464,146 28,480,546 26,726,669 25,786,548 27,639,816 25,855,602 21,149,924 6,139,510 1,910,973 1,397,128 1,673,886 7,787,001 1,893,560 825,917 928,646 1,393,809 5,181,599 752,865 97,073 547,612 1,375,039 1,750,879 1,527,697 1,745,263 661,559 247,509 3,040,930 357,602 245,190 90,613 985,552 197,474
Converted paper 24,003,926 28,337,549 25,812,938 25,220,278 27,043,745 25,664,812 20,860,510 6,091,529 1,508,499 1,257,183 1,232,453 1,292,504 1,782,586 707,275 448,779 1,058,057 4,938,745 720,611 32,497 263,535 916,894 1,465,731 846,632 1,521,999 515,663 150,958 220,020 303,192 188,594 8,042 2,602 7,290
Newsprint                 331,116   13,621 6,370,225 21,981   79,640         70,405     13,545 16,244     2,699,587   48,112     65,368
Other paper and paperboard   121,611 380,072 17,894 25,378 13,945 74,488 28,449 45,051 54 50,945   27,202 50,024 132,790 308,138 156,124 12,514 45,841 90,748   196,541 472,402 127,128 103,091 78,887 19,489 31,276 8,484 63,227 59,429  
Other paper products 20,240 9,796 108,774 114,958 298,541 168,038 116,048 13,521 16,324 89,517 186,774 102,037 37,059 63,615 199,571 231 43,734 19,740 15,407 122,924 433,423 29,610 104,633 66,126   17,664 15,683 23,134   19,344   2,432
Other pulp                                                                
Recovered paper 250,703 11,590 424,885 433,418 272,152 8,807 98,878 6,011 9,983 50,374 121,840 4,760 9,419 5,003 10,453 7,272 42,996   3,328   9,156 58,997     2,001              
Wood pulp 189,277                   68,253 17,475 15,313   57,413 20,111         15,566   90,485 13,766 40,804   86,151       923,521 122,384
Wood-fabricated materials 164,986 275,769 176,069 426,498 480,955 292,233 104,871 180,342 260,506 216,281 139,588 130,189 1,392,757 2,166,966 5,882,902 10,246,417 16,688,550 18,157,903 12,888,466 14,201,191 13,330,772 16,002,789 20,614,813 17,004,837 11,441,817 4,463,820 2,270,541 736,241 608,466 192,438 364,578 1,360,673
Fibreboard         14,043     29,086   48,769 245   42,776 827,122 967,700 403,037   15,337 14,158 60,699 127,070 58,700 174,010 61,231 12,789              
Hardwood lumber 20,210 28,486 91,920 281,895 367,160 9,097         25,882   51,359 23,588 77,342 107,820 170,547 182,413 194,056 314,809 127,422   103,510 20,817 60,861   19,342   4,242      
Oriented strandboard         36,407 63,795   9,791               33,852 67,221     38,652 16,916 15,237                 22,748  
Particleboard   134                           15,663 30,266 43,340 12,240 8,426   11,378 23,355 36,433     60,782 70,745        
Plywood 41,018   30,215 13       2,946       7,565     64,639 48,884 31,396 7,487   19,489   35,823 17,004                 12,485
Shingles and Shakes                           117,299       66 4,116           65,147              
Softwood lumber   149,389   79,206 4,608 190,605   37,187 36,290 89,734 23,532     23,474 3,740,370 8,813,550 15,582,736 16,509,757 11,731,598 13,300,013 12,426,085 15,579,010 20,158,434 16,767,985 10,908,270 4,234,544 2,156,827 660,859 453,016 176,146 303,972 1,312,117
Veneer                     34,570       4,276           76,338 78,609 56,559   82,521 190,698           32,200
Other wood-fabricated materials 61,179                 3,567 3,412 3,886 182,197 219,971 596,091 252,899 76,741 291,246 110,829 90,024 38,020 22,975 19,616 40,166 79,031       38,895 16,292 27,541  
Other wood-fabricated materials (non classified) 42,579 97,760 53,934 65,384 58,737 28,736 104,871 101,332 224,216 74,211 51,947 118,738 1,116,425 955,512 432,484 570,712 729,643 1,108,257 821,469 369,079 518,921 201,057 62,325 78,205 233,198 38,578 33,590 4,637 112,313   10,317 3,871
Total value of exports 24,629,196 28,756,315 26,902,738 26,213,046 28,120,771 26,147,835 21,259,625 6,335,281 2,177,578 1,623,159 1,829,429 7,935,762 3,297,751 3,008,113 6,849,271 11,695,929 21,924,635 18,946,677 13,075,560 14,752,250 14,713,981 17,785,851 22,443,986 18,882,952 12,197,808 4,844,004 5,903,169 2,418,247 853,656 283,051 2,491,570 1,879,338
Domestic exports—Maple products (dollars)       211,000 23,000     219,000 101,000 306,000 110,000 217,000     1,000 34,000 9,000   3,507,000 2,173,000 925,000 547,000   103,000 524,000 190,000 476,000 957,000 607,000 37,000   47,000
Domestic exports—Christmas trees (dollars)             18,000 15,000 14,000 25,000 71,000 24,000 81,000 74,000 44,000 30,000 10,000 62,000 89,000 125,000 43,000 117,000 109,000 47,000 59,000 13,000 6,000 6,000     16,000 119,000
Domestic exports—Quantity
Non-timber forest products
Christmas trees (number)             590 550 605 1,771 5,702 1,754 6,307 4,606 2,590 1,816 1,393 3,494 3,727 2,453 1,885 2,173 3,807 1,614 4,629 359 592 536     989 14,444
Maple products (litres)       22,295 1,595     30,669 14,166 43,622 15,144 28,616     119 3,527 730   584,426 385,320 208,995 142,495   14,353 88,045 26,214 75,015 229,630 159,190 10,091   5,920
Primary wood products
Logs (cubic metres)                               120   26 57   7 88 484 67 275 276 388         1,285
Pulpwood (cubic metres)                                             3,539 755     17,146 19,229     25,587  
Wood chips (tonnes)             1   9 13                                            
Pulp and paper products
Newsprint (tonnes)                 741   20 10,825 24   123         79     18 21     4,513   58     101
Other paper and paperboard (tonnes)   118 511 24 30 17 35 21 84   79   13 52 215 297 122 30 22 71   175 328 159 77 72 2 37 20 35 52  
Wood pulp (air dry metric tonnes) 181                   90 26 18   87 16         19   107 20 57   93       1,724 136
Wood-fabricated materials
Hardwood lumber (cubic metres) 34 37 53 281 322 29         45   51 71 56 91 93 138 138 327 133   119 74 136   32   45      
Oriented strandboard (cubic metres)         132 116   45               137 174     148 106 62                 99  
Particleboard (cubic metres)                               5 56 59 122 71   28 52 72     228 242        
Plywood (cubic metres) 16   16         13       16     47 92 35 3   20   62 30                 25
Softwood lumber (cubic metres)   780   271 23 1,024   64 86 457 199     113 29,400 64,105 91,955 89,211 79,516 75,405 72,732 88,122 86,601 79,046 52,056 18,246 13,417 3,647 3,318 1,604 3,614 16,683
Veneer (square metres)                     4,866       1           46,944 46,945 39,999   41,515 82,911           27,020
Imports (excludes maple products) (dollars)
Primary wood products       9,562     25,262           121           12   40,038 48,360         41,000     3,921 2,556  
Logs and bolts             10,133                                       41,000     3,921 2,556  
Pulpwood                                                                
Wood chips       5,575     15,129                                                  
Other primary wood products (includes Christmas trees)       3,987                 121           12   40,038 48,360                    
Pulp and paper products 40,497 29,094 15,432 8,658 14,950 13,366 16,200 11,003 275   9,731 7,017 5,191 21,738 9,384 51,836 68,517 22,164 45,037 56,557 17,985 37,012 56,686 108,666 56,796 45,794 56,293 44,094 43,217 65,650 71,405 177,074
Converted paper 26,834 7,373   193   261 286 32 236   9,710   4,441 19,759 1,697 28,742 25,721 203 31,008 7,943 803 385 2,450 23,460 8,773 12,151 13,237 4,055 4,363 15,629 20,737 80,403
Newsprint                                                                
Other paper and paperboard 1,785 253   52   14           4,221     2,383 22,026 28,331 7,553 10,395 13,456 8,703 17,374 24,546 17,002 2,096   138 17,456   1,325   27,450
Other paper products 11,878 21,468 15,432 8,413 14,950 13,091 15,914 10,971 39   21 2,796 750 1,979 5,304 1,068 14,465 14,408 3,634 35,158 8,479 19,253 29,690 68,204 45,927 33,643 42,918 22,583 38,854 48,696 50,668 69,221
Other pulp                                                                
Recovered paper                                                                
Wood pulp                                                                
Wood-fabricated materials 9 11,328 6,533 2,854 989 9,186 769 14,153 13,032 20,312 18,056 76,369 49,806 77,647 30,476 15,128 26,836 20,687 61,083 59,868 27,536 184,001 283,591 631,020 289,869 38,920 115,082 68,140 25,087 6,701 7,664 67,010
Fibreboard                                 959   673                          
Hardwood lumber                   332     95     10,286       16,538     3,217 12,571         3,661 2,928 5,965 17,591
Oriented strandboard                                       6,604           568            
Particleboard                                           154,391 261,937 583,709 202,931              
Plywood                 213     2,593   1,473 5,496       11,405   642       53,097       3,339      
Shingles and Shakes                                                                
Softwood lumber                   11,003   63,226 44,630 71,050 21,265   20,457 12,645 2,000 12,434                     1,699 15,497
Veneer                                         9,091   921                  
Other wood-fabricated materials                               1,358 3,509 1,315 745     2,225 7,366 3,293 5,277 1,214 113,374 33,998 3,112      
Other wood-fabricated materials (non classified) 9 11,328 6,533 2,854 989 9,186 769 14,153 12,819 8,977 18,056 10,550 5,081 5,124 3,715 3,484 1,911 6,727 46,260 24,292 17,803 27,385 10,150 31,447 28,564 37,138 1,708 34,142 14,975 3,773   33,922
Total value of imports 40,506 40,422 21,965 21,074 15,939 22,552 42,231 25,156 13,307 20,312 27,787 83,386 55,118 99,385 39,860 66,964 95,353 42,851 106,132 116,425 85,559 269,373 340,277 739,686 346,665 84,714 212,375 112,234 68,304 76,272 81,625 244,084
Imports—Maple products (dollars)                                                                
Imports—Christmas trees (dollars)                                                                
Imports—Quantity
Non-timber forest products
Christmas trees (number)                                                                
Maple products (litres)                                                                
Primary wood products
Logs (cubic metres)             118                                       260     53 48  
Pulpwood (cubic metres)                                                                
Wood chips (tonnes)       70     194                                                  
Pulp and paper products
Newsprint (tonnes)                                                                
Other paper and paperboard (tonnes)                       4       24 25 1 2 3 4 12 8 7 1     19   2   24
Wood pulp (air dry metric tonnes)                                                                
Wood-fabricated materials
Hardwood lumber (cubic metres)                         1     1       14     4 109         9 2 9 34
Oriented strandboard (cubic metres)                                       14           4            
Particleboard (cubic metres)                                           468 661 1,424 517              
Plywood (cubic metres)                       10   80 3       24   2       58       14      
Softwood lumber (cubic metres)                   93   505 373 586 242   107 70 7 79                     5 91
Veneer (square metres)                                         7,824   208