Canada's merchandise trade deficit narrowed in November, driven by export growth that outpaced imports. However, economists warn of potential risks from President-elect Trump's tariff threats.
OTTAWA — Canada 's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed to $323 million in November as growth in exports outpaced imports, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The result compared with a revised deficit of $544 million in October. However, TD economist Marc Ercolao said the outlook for Canadian trade this year is cloudy with Donald Trump set to take office later this month and still threatening 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports.
'Our base case is that Canada largely avoids a full-scale implementation of Trump's tariff plan, given our energy-heavy relationship with the U.S.— though we acknowledge that any tariff levied against Canada has negative consequences for economic growth,' Ercolao wrote. Canada's trade surplus with the U.S. was $8.2 billion in November compared with a surplus of $6.6 billion in October as exports to the U.S. rose 6.8 per cent and imports increased 4.1 per cent. Overall, Statistics Canada said Canadian exports rose 2.2 per cent to $66.1 billion in November as exports of consumer goods rose 4.4 per cent, boosted by an 11.9 per cent increase in exports of pharmaceutical products. Metal and non-metallic mineral product exports increased 3.8 per cent, helped by an increase in unwrought gold, while higher prices for crude oil helped exports of energy products rise 2.1 per cent. Meanwhile, total imports rose 1.8 per cent to $66.4 billion in November, helped by a 3.8 per cent increase in consumer goods and a 4.3 per cent rise in industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products. Ercolao noted that merchandise exports in volume terms rose 0.5 per cent, while import volumes were up 0.8 per cent. 'With two months of Q4 trade data in the cards, it looks like trade will be a slight tailwind to Q4 GDP growth,' Ercolao wrote in a report. In a separate report, Statistics Canada said the country's monthly international trade in services deficit was essentially unchanged in November at $300 million as exports of services fell
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