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BlueWavePsych

(3,426 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:40 AM 13 hrs ago

Canada posts trade surplus in March thanks to higher crude prices, surging gold exports

Statistics Canada said ​the country posted a $1.78 billion surplus in March, compared with a $5.11 billion deficit in the prior month.

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a deficit of $2.88 billion.

Canada's exports to countries other than the U.S. hit yet another record high in March. Exports to non-U.S. countries rose 9.1 per cent in March while imports from countries other than the United States ⁠fell 2.2 per cent in March, data ‌showed.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trade-numbers-surplus-march-2026-9.7187910
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Canada posts trade surplus in March thanks to higher crude prices, surging gold exports (Original Post) BlueWavePsych 13 hrs ago OP
So now we know why Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #1
Trump: "We don't need Canadian oil" RazorbackExpat 13 hrs ago #2

bucolic_frolic

(55,662 posts)
1. So now we know why Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state
Wed May 6, 2026, 08:48 AM
13 hrs ago

Steal the gold just like stealing Venezuela's oil

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