FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen behind fencing in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo
August 5, 2021
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada posted a trade surplus of C$3.23 billion ($2.58 billion)in June, the largest since September 2008, as exports jumped by 8.7% and imports fell by 1.0%, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a trade deficit of C$0.68 billion in June.
($1=1.2508 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by David Ljunggren; editing by Jason Neely)
