Canada Goods-Trade Surplus Widens to C$5.35 Billion in September
By Robb M. Stewart
OTTAWA--Canada's merchandise-trade surplus with the rest of the world hit the widest in more than four years in September as shipments of oil and gold pushed exports to a fresh record high.
The country posted a goods-trade surplus of 5.35 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of about US$2.82 billion, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. That is the biggest surplus since May 2022.
The median forecast among economists was for the surplus to grow to about C$6 billion after the balance widened in August to an upwardly revised C$4.95 billion.
Exports edged up 0.2% to C$78.55 billion in the latest month, while imports fell 0.3% to C$73.2 billion, Statistics Canada said.
Exports to the U.S., Canada's biggest market by a wide margin, increased 0.7%, while imports were up 0.4%. That widened Canada's longstanding surplus with its neighbor to C$12.33 billion in September from C$12.1 billion the month before.
Write to Robb M. Stewart at robb.stewart@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 04, 2026 08:46 ET (13:46 GMT)
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