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Global trade flows dropped in Q4: OECD

The decline reflected weak demand and decreasing energy prices

By James Langton |February 23, 2023

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Trade supplied a boost to fourth-quarter growth

The goods deficit narrowed in December while trade stayed in surplus for the full year

By James Langton |February 7, 2023

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High oil prices boost Canada’s trade surplus: StatsCan

The value of exports hit an all-time high in May

By James Langton |July 7, 2022

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January trade deficit narrows, but numbers still disappoint

Canada’s trade deficit totalled $1.9 billion in January, a narrowing from December’s $3.1 billion deficit, StatsCan reported Wednesday. That narrowing “was where the good news ended,” says CIBC senior economist Andrew Grantham in an economics report, as the deficit was “driven exclusively by a plunge in imports.” Imports decreased 4.3%, mainly due to lower volume […]

By Staff |March 7, 2018

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