Canada posts trade surplus in March thanks to higher crude prices, surging gold exports

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Statistics Canada said ​the country posted a $1.78 billion surplus in March, compared with a $5.11 billion deficit in the prior month.

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a deficit of $2.88 billion.

Canada's exports to countries other than the U.S. hit yet another record high in March. Exports to non-U.S. countries rose 9.1 per cent in March while imports from countries other than the United States ⁠fell 2.2 per cent in March, data ‌showed.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trade-numbers-surplus-march-2026-9.7187910

[bucolic_frolic]

1. So now we know why Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state

Steal the gold just like stealing Venezuela's oil

[RazorbackExpat]

2. Trump: "We don't need Canadian oil"

Japan: "Sell your oil to us, Canada”