Exports have actually declined compared with their level 25 years ago.
On the other hand, Canada's major exports declined in price.
Exports declined similarly by over 95% for the same period.
The region added 19,400 jobs last year, compared with 62,000 in 1997, and exports declined.
Economic output and exports had been declining for several years.
Meanwhile, its exports rose to 104.9 in 1985 but declined to 103.5 last year.
Exports of consumer goods declined 5.6 percent, to $9.37 billion.
Exports declined, so the country now faced record deficits in its foreign trade.
For the first time since records have been kept, exports of solar cells declined in 2001.
The exports of our other trading partners to Japan will decline.