Canada's exports rose 1.3% in April, due mainly to higher exports of gold. Imports decreased 1.4%, mostly on lower imports of aircraft. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.3 billion in March to $966 million in April, the lowest deficit since October 2018.

In real (or volume) terms, exports were up 2.0% and imports fell 1.9%...

This has been excerpted from a 6 June 2019 release by Statistics Canada.