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May 28, 2026
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Canada’s Current Account Deficit Surged in First Quarter as Imports Rose
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ilc(gbjg6)tejo)gxwhszzf{_media_dl_1.png Statistics Canada Article content (Bloomberg) — Canadians imported a record amount of goods in the first quarter, driven primarily by surging prices for gold and other metals, causing the current account deficit to widen. Article content That deficit surged to C$7.2 billion ($5.2 billion) from C$1 billion a quarter ago. The figure, released Thursday, surpassed the C$4.3 billion expected by economists in a Bloomberg survey. Article content Article content Article content Imports climbed 5.5% to a record C$211 billion, led by metals and non-metallic minera…
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