Canadian international merchandise trade, July 2015
September 3, 2015
Canada's exports rose 2.3% in July and were concentrated in non-energy products. Exports excluding energy products rose 4.0%. Overall, export prices grew 1.3% while export volumes advanced 1.0%.
On the other side of the ledger, imports were up 1.7%. Import demand was widespread among commodities in July. Import prices were up 1.3% and volumes 0.5%.
As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $811 million in June to $593 million in July.
This has been excerpted from a 3 September 2015 release by Statistics Canada and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/150903/dq150903a-eng.htm?HPA