B.C. did over $50 billion in trade with U.S. states in 2023.
The recent threat of U.S. tariffs has put a spotlight on the trading relationship between B.C. and its southern neighbour.
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B.C. did $54.8 billion in trade with U.S. states that year, including $15.6 billion with Alaska, California, Hawaii and Oregon. B.C. is Canada’s primary trade partner with these states, and the trade supported more than 270,000 jobs in B.C.
Here’s a closer look at what B.C.’s trade with the U.S. looks like, in charts and maps:
B.C.’s five top U.S. trade partners in 2023
At $16.8 billion, Washington state was far and away B.C.’s biggest U.S. trading partner in 2023, followed by California and Oregon.
U.S. states where B.C. is one of the top Canadian trading partners
Over half of B.C.’s trade with the U.S. in 2023 — $27.4 billion — was with three states: California, Oregon and Washington.
The province also did $3 billion in trade with Illinois and another $2.2 billion with Texas, even though the province wasn’t among the top provincial trading partners with those states.
Top imports and exports between B.C. and the U.S.
B.C. traded over $6 billion worth of food and vegetables with the U.S. in 2023 and nearly $8 billion in machinery and electrical equipment, highlighting the integrated nature of the B.C.-U.S. supply chain.