OTTAWA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Canada's merchandise imports decreased 3.8 percent, while exports fell 1.7 percent in January, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Total imports decreased to 61.8 billion Canadian dollars (45.9 billion U.S. dollars), the lowest level since February 2022. On a year-over-year basis, imports were down 6 percent in January. In real, or volume, terms, total imports fell 4.1 percent in January compared with the previous month, the national statistical agency said.
