Agri-Food Trade Service
Fact Sheets
China - At a Glance
Basic Information
| Land area: |
9.6 million km² |
| Population: |
1.3 billion (2011)* |
| Total GDP: |
US$ 7.0 trillion (2011)* |
| GDP/capita: |
US$ 5,227 (2011)* |
| GDP growth rate: |
9.2% (2011)* |
| Capital city: |
Beijing |
| President: |
Hu Jintao |
| Minister of Agriculture: |
Han Changfu |
| Canadian Ambassador: |
David Mulroney |
Canada-China Agri-Food Trade*** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
2,494.389 |
2,667.570 |
2,708.332 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
593.601 |
604.944 |
662.857 |
| Agri-Food Trade Balance: |
1,900.788 |
2,062.626 |
2,045.475 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
2,494.389 |
2,667.570 |
2,708.332 |
| Canola |
1,410.172 |
684.847 |
770.676 |
| Canola oil |
392.007 |
899.092 |
678.746 |
| Peas, dried, shelled |
106.046 |
171.590 |
266.886 |
| Canola meal |
6.983 |
189.456 |
140.051 |
| Mink furskins |
64.088 |
83.469 |
125.059 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
593.601 |
604.944 |
662.857 |
| Apple juice |
41.396 |
35.616 |
47.124 |
| Sugar confectionery |
24.582 |
27.815 |
31.873 |
| Mandarins and clementines |
26.298 |
23.611 |
24.976 |
| Pasta |
23.371 |
21.404 |
24.129 |
| Garlic, fresh or chilled |
13.956 |
26.400 |
23.255 |
Canadian Top 5 Seafood Exports** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Seafood Exports: |
217.944 |
282.406 |
355.399 |
| Snow crabs, frozen |
62.576 |
77.162 |
102.335 |
| Shrimps and prawns, frozen |
22.389 |
42.531 |
45.791 |
| Crabs, not frozen |
27.396 |
37.139 |
41.243 |
| Crabs, frozen |
13.925 |
29.281 |
29.366 |
| Lobsters, live |
2.779 |
7.675 |
23.621 |
China Agri-Food and Seafood Imports - 2011*** (US$ million)
| |
World |
Canada |
Canada's Share |
| Agri-Food and Seafood |
93,894 |
3,143 |
3.3% |
| Soybeans |
29,834 |
219 |
0.7% |
| Cotton, not carded or combed |
9,466 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Palm oil |
6,539 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Wool, not carded or combed |
2,618 |
2 |
0.1% |
| Beef hides |
1,899 |
142 |
7.5% |
Canada-China Total Merchandise Trade*** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
10,935.790 |
12,879.147 |
16,361.399 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
39,660.840 |
44,522.919 |
48,140.885 |
| Trade Balance: |
-28,725.050 |
-31,643.772 |
-31,779.486 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
10,935.790 |
12,879.147 |
16,361.399 |
| Wood pulp |
1,462.299 |
2,127.585 |
2,587.989 |
| Ores, slag and ash |
1,400.985 |
1,347.231 |
2,576.166 |
| Wood and articles of wood |
380.941 |
834.246 |
1,450.388 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
875.464 |
1,258.939 |
1,308.670 |
| Oilseeds |
1,567.209 |
848.051 |
923.947 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
850.732 |
531.557 |
747.918 |
| Nickel and articles thereof |
697.775 |
731.176 |
740.837 |
| Animal or vegetable fats and oils |
401.888 |
959.467 |
686.725 |
| Organic chemicals |
374.756 |
450.930 |
538.234 |
| Fertilizers |
121.655 |
326.551 |
505.102 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
39,660.840 |
44,522.919 |
48,140.885 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
8,556.566 |
10,106.881 |
11,824.921 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
7,107.820 |
8,712.531 |
9,408.651 |
| Furniture |
2,460.505 |
2,762.824 |
2,734.115 |
| Toys, games and sports equipment |
3,148.291 |
3,019.276 |
2,678.791 |
| Apparel, knitted or crocheted |
2,004.286 |
2,022.930 |
2,136.558 |
| Apparel, not knitted or crocheted |
2,080.575 |
2,024.878 |
2,135.124 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
1,601.372 |
1,660.541 |
1,995.264 |
| Footwear, gaiters and the like |
1,354.135 |
1,392.524 |
1,471.336 |
| Plastics |
1,232.070 |
1,324.263 |
1,416.585 |
| Vehicles, other than railway |
956.527 |
1,089.099 |
1,225.893 |
China Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (US$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
1,005,555.225 |
1,394,813.402 |
1,743,457.899 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
243,756.119 |
314,357.515 |
351,007.286 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
123,970.041 |
188,771.443 |
275,598.985 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
123,717.219 |
172,256.289 |
199,380.608 |
| Ores, slag, ash |
69,590.904 |
108,557.528 |
150,880.639 |
| Optical and medical instruments |
66,996.321 |
89,836.166 |
99,113.812 |
| Plastics |
48,513.919 |
63,692.849 |
70,202.424 |
| Vehicles, other than railway |
28,363.242 |
49,500.357 |
65,368.019 |
| Organic chemicals |
36,163.021 |
48,232.353 |
63,170.904 |
| Copper and articles thereof |
29,513.125 |
46,051.348 |
54,273.396 |
| Special provisions |
3,304.654 |
18,433.278 |
49,498.449 |
GDP at market prices
Date modified: 2012-02-17
Source: Euromonitor*, Statistics Canada**, Global Trade Atlas***
