Tag: Statistics Canada

  • Export Rush

    Canada’s merchandise trade surplus widened to $4.2 billion in August as shipments to the United States surged 8.1 per cent ahead of Washington’s 50 per cent Section 338 duties. Economists warn the windfall was borrowed from the months that follow. OTTAWA, Oct. 8, 2026 Canadian exporters and their American customers spent August racing the clock,…

  • GDP Stalls Out

    Statistics Canada reported no growth in real gross domestic product for July, a reading taken before the heaviest United States tariffs entered the data. Economists say the damage arrives in the fourth quarter, and the Bank of Canada meets on October 28 with a dilemma on its hands. OTTAWA, September 30, 2026 | Canada’s economy…

  • Record Exports

    Canada posted a fourth consecutive merchandise trade surplus in June and a record $77.5 billion in exports, but a 1.7 cent slide in the loonie did much of the work, and the tariff arithmetic underneath the headline is far less comfortable OTTAWA, Aug. 5, 2026 – Canada’s trade numbers looked strong on Tuesday. Read in American…