OTTAWA—Both printing exports and imports declined in June, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, with exports settling at $76.5 million, the lowest level of recent years and down 22.3% from 2008. Imports also dipped slightly to $103.2, resulting in a trade deficit of $144.1 million compared to a deficit of almost $6 million for the same January-to-June period in 2008.

EXPORTS	2009	2008	Change
June	$76.5 million	$98.4 million	-22.3%
Year-to-date	$501.7 million	$604.5 million	-17.0%

IMPORTS	2009	2008	Change
June	$103.2 million	$105.1 million	-1.8%
Year-to-date	$645.8 million	$610.5 million	5.8%