Economic analysisCanada’s new exports champ: Big MiscellaneousA massive one-month increase in exports of precious metals jewelry seems to have rescued Canada from another ugly trade deficit
EconomyAn NDP win in Alberta, and a record-breaking trade deficitMay 6: The common theme is oil, as WTI sits above $61 this morning. Plus, the pistachio market, and an $8000 gender wage gap
BusinessEconomists: Canada’s trade deficit matters more than slowing job creationPlus: what the analysts are saying about U.S. employment and trade data
BusinessWhat the analysts say: Canada and the U.S.’s trade balanceWe bought tons of cellphones. The auto industry is well. But why can’t we export like China?
BusinessThe trade deficit (or rather, current account deficit) is now the second-widest on recordThat’s neither surprising nor terrible news
BusinessAbout that record current account (not trade) deficitWhat would the NDP have done differently, may I ask?
OttawaAbout that trade deficitOn Monday, Thomas Mulcair blamed the Conservatives for a $50-billion "trade deficit." The Conservatives subsequently complained...
BusinessWhat Canada’s current account deficit says about our vulnerability to a global slowdownA commodities bust could be a double whammy for exports
BusinessWhat does a trade deficit mean for GDP? Not much.Net exports fell in three of the last four phases of economic expansion