Canada's overall international trade activity was down in October. Exports decreased 1.8% and imports declined 0.8%. Export volumes decreased 1.5% and prices were down 0.4%. For imports, volumes and prices declined 0.2% and 0.6% respectively.

As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $2.3 billion in September to $2.8 billion in October, the 14th consecutive monthly deficit.

This has been excerpted from a 4 December 2015 release by Statistics Canada and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/151204/dq151204b-eng.htm?HPA