{"id":"canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","canonicalSlug":"canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","language":"en","title":"Canada’s goods-trade surplus narrows to $769 million in July","summary":"Exports fell and imports rose, narrowing the monthly merchandise surplus from June’s $4.2 billion.","body":["Canadian merchandise exports fell 2.3% in July 2026 while imports increased 2.2%, leaving a $769 million surplus, down from $4.2 billion in June, Statistics Canada reported. It was the fifth consecutive monthly surplus.","Exports declined for the first time in six months, with energy and metal and non-metallic mineral products among the largest downward contributors. In volume terms, total exports fell 1.5%. These figures cover goods trade on a seasonally adjusted balance-of-payments basis."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Canada’s goods-trade surplus narrows to $769 million in July\n\nExports fell and imports rose, narrowing the monthly merchandise surplus from June’s $4.2 billion.\n\nCanadian merchandise exports fell 2.3% in July 2026 while imports increased 2.2%, leaving a $769 million surplus, down from $4.2 billion in June, Statistics Canada reported. It was the fifth consecutive monthly surplus.\n\nExports declined for the first time in six months, with energy and metal and non-metallic mineral products among the largest downward contributors. In volume terms, total exports fell 1.5%. These figures cover goods trade on a seasonally adjusted balance-of-payments basis.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-03","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-03","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:18:42Z","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Canada","url":"https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260903/dq260903a-eng.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-03"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/canada-merchandise-surplus-narrows-july-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}