what are the major imports and exports of canada?
Bituminous Coal Underground Mining Copper Ore and Nickel Ore Mining Automobile Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills Wheat Farming Electric Power Generation Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction Iron Ore Mining Primary Aluminum Production Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
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 In 2014 , Canada 's exports totalled over C $ 528 billion , while its imported goods were worth over $ 523 billion , of which approximately $ 349 billion originated from the United States , $ 49 billion from the European Union , and $ 35 billion from China . The country 's 2014 trade surplus totalled C $ 5 @.@ 1 billion , compared with a C $ 46 @.@ 9 billion surplus in 2008 . 

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 Canada is the world 's eleventh @-@ largest economy as of 2015 , with a nominal GDP of approximately US $ 1 @.@ 79 trillion . It is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co @-@ operation and Development ( OECD ) and the Group of Eight ( G8 ) , and is one of the world 's top ten trading nations , with a highly globalized economy . Canada is a mixed economy , ranking above the US and most western European nations on the Heritage Foundation 's index of economic freedom , and experiencing a relatively low level of income disparity . The country 's average household disposable income per capita is over US $ 23 @,@ 900 , higher than the OECD average . Furthermore , the Toronto Stock Exchange is the seventh largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization , listing over 1 @,@ 500 companies with a combined market capitalization of over US $ 2 trillion as of 2015 . 

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 Canada 's primary export market , the United States , has been ambivalent to the environmental questions surrounding the exploitation of the oil sands , with Republicans being generally more supportive of the resource , while president Barack Obama , a Democrat , said that " there are some environmental questions about how destructive they are " . 

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 Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index . It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education . Canada is a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia @-@ Pacific Economic Cooperation forum . 

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 Canada 's economic integration with the United States has increased significantly since World War II . The Automotive Products Trade Agreement of 1965 opened Canada 's borders to trade in the automobile manufacturing industry . In the 1970s , concerns over energy self @-@ sufficiency and foreign ownership in the manufacturing sectors prompted Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 's Liberal government to enact the National Energy Program ( NEP ) and the Foreign Investment Review Agency ( FIRA ) . In the 1980s , Prime Minister Brian Mulroney 's Progressive Conservatives abolished the NEP and changed the name of FIRA to Investment Canada , to encourage foreign investment . The Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement ( FTA ) of 1988 eliminated tariffs between the two countries , while the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) expanded the free @-@ trade zone to include Mexico in 1994 . In the mid @-@ 1990s , Jean Chrétien 's Liberal government began to post annual budgetary surpluses , and steadily paid down the national debt . 
