The surge in Canada's monthly trade deficit to a record high of C$2.34bn in July illustrated that the deteriorating global economic backdrop is beginning to have a very marked impact. The widening of the deficit was almost entirely due to a very sharp drop off in exports, which have now fallen by a stunning 11% since the end of last year.
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