Quebec

===Exports and imports===
[[File:EXPORT_quebec_USA_Chine.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Quebec's exports to the international market. The United States is the country which buys the most exports from Quebec by far. (2011)]]
Thanks to the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) and the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA), Quebec had, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, experienced an increase in its exports and in its ability to compete on the international market. International exchanges contribute to the strength of the Quebec economy.<ref name=":02">{{cite web |date=2009 |title=Portail Québec, Importation et exportation 2008 |url=http://www.gouv.qc.ca/portail/quebec/pgs/commun/portrait/economie/importexport/?lang=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016053257/http://www.gouv.qc.ca/portail/quebec/pgs/commun/portrait/economie/importexport/?lang=fr |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |access-date=June 30, 2011 |publisher=Gouvernement du Québec}}</ref> NAFTA is especially advantageous as it gives Quebec, among other things, access to a market of 130 million consumers within a radius of 1,000 kilometres.

In 2008, Quebec's exports to other provinces in Canada and abroad totalled 157.3 billion [[Canadian dollar|CND$]], or 51.8% of Quebec's [[gross domestic product]] (GDP). Of this total, 60.4% were international exports, and 39.6% were interprovincial exports. The breakdown by destination of international merchandise exports is: United States (72.2%), Europe (14.4%), Asia (5.1%), Middle East (2.7%), Central America (2.3%), South America (1.9%), Africa (0.8%) and Oceania (0.7%).<ref name=":02" />

In 2008, Quebec imported $178 billion worth of goods and services, or 58.6% of its GDP. Of this total, 62.9% of goods were imported from international markets, while 37.1% of goods were interprovincial imports. The breakdown by origin of international merchandise imports is as follows: United States (31.1%), Europe (28.7%), Asia (17.1%), Africa (11.7%), South America (4.5%), Central America (3.7%), Middle East (1.3%) and Oceania (0.7%).<ref name=":02" />