Canada’s services trade surplus widens to $0.4 billion in August
Statistics Canada reported higher services exports and lower imports.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian international trade in services, August 2026, 2026-10-06. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open licence
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- Exports rose 0.7% to $21.1 billion; imports fell 0.4% to $20.7 billion.
- The surplus widened from $0.2 billion in July to $0.4 billion in August.
The monthly figures show a larger surplus in services trade.
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Statistics Canada reported that commercial services exports increased 1.3% to $12.9 billion and travel services exports rose 0.6% to $5.9 billion. Transportation services exports fell 2.7% to $2.2 billion.
The agency said imports of transportation services decreased 1.2% to $3.7 billion, travel services imports fell 0.4% to $5.1 billion, and commercial services imports edged down 0.2% to $11.8 billion.
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Canada’s services trade surplus widens to $0.4 billion in AugustStatistics Canada
Statistics Canada reported higher services exports and lower imports.Statistics Canada
Exports rose 0.7% to $21.1 billion; imports fell 0.4% to $20.7 billion.Statistics Canada
The surplus widened from $0.2 billion in July to $0.4 billion in August.Statistics Canada
The monthly figures show a larger surplus in services trade.Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada reported that commercial services exports increased 1.3% to $12.9 billion and travel services exports rose 0.6% to $5.9 billion.Statistics Canada
Transportation services exports fell 2.7% to $2.2 billion.Statistics Canada
The agency said imports of transportation services decreased 1.2% to $3.7 billion, travel services imports fell 0.4% to $5.1 billion, and commercial services imports edged down 0.2% to $11.8 billion.Statistics Canada