OTTAWA—Canada’s print trade deficit continues to worsen, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. The trade deficit sits at $169 million for the January-November period, down from a surplus of $60 million in the same period in 2007. That’s a drop of 380.5%. Exports to the U.S. dropped to $87.63 million in November, from $92.92 million at the same time last year. Imports from the U.S. were up, coming in at $93.07 million for the month, compared to $77.36 million in November 2007. Imports from China were $23.60 million, up from $16.53 million in the same period in 2007.

EXPORTS	2008	2007	Change
November	$102.19 million	$117.42 million	-13.0%
Year to date	$1.13 billion	$1.32 billion	-14.4%

IMPORTS	2008	2007	Change
November	$133.12 million	$108.67 million	22.5%
Year to date	$1.30 billion	$1.26 billion	3.2%