Canada's int'l merchandise trade deficit widens in 2025


By Lin Wei

OTTAWA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Canada's annual merchandise trade deficit widened significantly to 31.3 billion Canadian dollars (about 22.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, the largest deficit since 2020, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

It followed consecutive deficits of 933 million Canadian dollars in 2023 and 7.2 billion Canadian dollars in 2024, according to data released by the national statistical agency.

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