CAD Trade Deficit Widens To Record
CAD Trade Deficit Widens To Record
CAD Trade Balance (Jan) Actual -1.0B, Expected -1.0B, Previous -0.7B (Revised from -0.5B)
Trade Desk Thoughts: Canada’s trade deficit widened to a record as demand for cars dried up.
In Canadian dollars, the deficit rose to $933 million, Statistics Canada said. December’s deficit was revised to $652 million. The deficit in December was Canada’s first since 1976.
Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S. narrowed to $2.98 billion, the lowest since June 1998.
Auto exports dropped 35% to $3 billion, the lowest since 1992, and the industry’s imports fell 23% to $3.9 billion.
Overall exports fell 9$ to $31.7 billion, the lowest level since August 2003. Imports fell 7.9% to $32.7 billion. Shipments of machinery and equipment contributed to January’s drop in both exports and imports.
Forex Technical Reaction: The cad (USD/CAD) fell sharply on Thursday as crude gained over 10% on the day. The pair declined after the trade report was released.
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