"Figures provided by the General Administration of Customs indicate that trade volume between China and Canada has risen annually: the bilateral trade volume hit US$4.37 billion in 1998, 29 times 1970's figure and trade in 1998 grew 11.6 per cent from 1997."
"While China's exports to Canada reached US$2.13 billion last year, up 11.7 per cent, imports from Canada were US$2.24 billion, up 11.5 per cent. Canada is now China's 10th largest trade partner."