Canada Trade Balance measures a change between exports and imports, in US dollars.
If exports exceed imports, a trade surplus is formed. It is seen as positive, because Canada has a commodity-dependent economy.
Canada Trade Balance
Last release
Actual
$4.243 B
Forecast
$5.500 B
Previous
$3.405 B
Next release
Actual
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Forecast
$5.728 B
Previous
$4.243 B
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
Jan 2013
$-0.750 B
—
$-0.900 B
Dec 2012
$-0.900 B
—
$-1.960 B
Nov 2012
$-1.670 B
—
$-0.170 B
Oct 2012
$-0.170 B
—
$-0.830 B
Sep 2012
$-1.010 B
—
$-1.320 B
Aug 2012
$-1.520 B
—
$-2.340 B
Jul 2012
$-2.530 B
—
$-1.810 B
Jun 2012
$-1.930 B
—
$-0.950 B
May 2012
$-0.950 B
—
$-0.370 B
Apr 2012
$-0.620 B
—
$0.350 B
Mar 2012
$0.150 B
—
$0.290 B
Feb 2012
$0.270 B
—
$1.950 B
Jan 2012
$1.950 B
—
$2.860 B
Dec 2011
$2.860 B
—
$1.170 B
Nov 2011
$1.170 B
—
$-0.890 B
Oct 2011
$-0.487 B
—
$1.030 B
Sep 2011
$1.027 B
—
$-0.620 B
Aug 2011
$-0.487 B
—
$-0.750 B
Jul 2011
$-0.539 B
—
$-1.600 B
Jun 2011
$-1.368 B
—
$-0.814 B