Canadian international merchandise trade, April 2015

June 4, 2015

Canada's imports declined 2.5% in April and exports were down 0.7%. Import volumes fell 1.8% and prices were down 0.8%. Meanwhile, export volumes increased 0.5% while prices declined 1.2%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $3.9 billion in March to $3.0 billion in April.

Imports from China and the United States decrease

Imports from countries other than the United States were down 5.3% to $15.5 billion, mainly on lower imports from China (-$869 million). Imports from the United States fell 1.0% to $29.4 billion in April.

This has been excerpted from a 3 June 2015 release by Statistics Canada and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/150603/dq150603a-eng.htm?HPA


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