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Canada Trade Balance
Latest Release
May 04, 2021
Actual-1.14B
Forecast0.70B
Previous1.42B
The Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported.
A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the CAD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the CAD.
A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the CAD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the CAD.
| Release Date | Time | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 04, 2021 (Mar) | 08:30 | -1.14B | 0.70B | 1.42B | |
| Apr 07, 2021 (Feb) | 08:30 | 1.04B | 1.00B | 1.21B | |
| Mar 05, 2021 (Jan) | 09:30 | 1.41B | -1.40B | -1.98B | |
| Feb 05, 2021 (Dec) | 09:30 | -1.67B | -3.00B | -3.56B | |
| Jan 07, 2021 (Nov) | 09:30 | -3.34B | -3.50B | -3.73B | |
| Dec 04, 2020 (Oct) | 09:30 | -3.76B | -3.00B | -3.82B |
News
CN Rail Strike Takes a Toll on Canada’s Trade Balance
By Bloomberg - Jan 07, 2020
(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s trade gap reached C$1.1 billion ($847 million) in November after a multi-day rail strike disrupted transportation of key goods, raising concerns about the strength of the...
Canada Overcomes Trump's Metal Tariffs With Record Exports
By Bloomberg - Aug 03, 2018
(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s merchandise trade deficit was lower than forecast after the U.S. imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, as oil producers and aircraft makers led exports to a record...
Forex - Dollar Trickles Lower on Sluggish Labor, Trade Data
By Investing.com - Feb 06, 2018
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Analysis
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By Marc Chandler - May 05, 2021
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Disappointing German, French and Italian PMI reports helped send the euro to almost $1.1985, its lowest level in about two and a half weeks, and weighed on other regional currencies. The dollar-bloc...
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By Marc Chandler - May 04, 2021
After seeing its pre-weekend gains pared yesterday, partly due to some disappointing data, the US bounced back today. It is posting broad gains, and the euro has been sold through last week's lows....
Trade Balance Discussion
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