Canada

BlueWavePsych

(3,444 posts) Wed May 6, 2026, 08:40 AM May 6

Canada posts trade surplus in March thanks to higher crude prices, surging gold exports

Statistics Canada said the country posted a $1.78 billion surplus in March, compared with a $5.11 billion deficit in the prior month.

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a deficit of $2.88 billion.

Canada's exports to countries other than the U.S. hit yet another record high in March. Exports to non-U.S. countries rose 9.1 per cent in March while imports from countries other than the United States ⁠fell 2.2 per cent in March, data ‌showed.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/trade-numbers-surplus-march-2026-9.7187910

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Canada posts trade surplus in March thanks to higher crude prices, surging gold exports (Original Post) BlueWavePsych May 6 OP

So now we know why Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state bucolic_frolic May 6 #1

Trump: "We don't need Canadian oil" RazorbackExpat May 6 #2

bucolic_frolic

(55,808 posts)

1. So now we know why Trump wanted Canada as the 51st state

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Wed May 6, 2026, 08:48 AM

May 6

Steal the gold just like stealing Venezuela's oil

RazorbackExpat

(955 posts)

2. Trump: "We don't need Canadian oil"

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 08:53 AM

May 6

Japan: "Sell your oil to us, Canada”

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