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Canada posts largest merchandise trade deficit on record at $7.1B in April: StatCan

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Statistics Canada posted its largest merchandise trade deficit on record in April at $7.1 billion .

The agency says the result for April followed a deficit of $2.3 billion in March .

Overall exports fell 10.8 per cent in April to $60.4 billion , their lowest level since June 2023 .

Exports of consumer goods also fell 15.4 per cent , while exports of energy products dropped 7.9 per cent .

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