The deterioration in goods trade is likely to have weighed heavily on Canada’s economy in the April to June period, as shipments of items from cars to metals targeted by protectionist U.S. policies slumped. And while exports to the U.S., by far Canada’s largest market, advanced in June, that was due mainly to higher oil prices.

Canada’s merchandise trade deficit reached a record high in the second quarter, with June’s gap between exports and imports expanding.

Canada's merchandise trade deficit widened in June to C$5.9 billion ($4.24 billion) as imports grew faster than exports due to a one-time high-value oil equipment import, data showed on Tuesday.

Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will visit Mexico this week to advance priorities on economic growth and trade with their counterparts and with President Claudia Sheinbaum,

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne are in Mexico to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum to talk economic growth, trade and security.