The following is excerpted from the 11 August 2011 edition of Reuters Canada.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to play down disappointing June trade figures on Thursday, saying he had expected the data to worsen.

Trade deficit grew to C$1.56 billion, hit by sinking exports of energy and automotive products, Statistics Canada said earlier in the day...

This article is available in its entirety on the Reuters Canada website at:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE77A63M20110811

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