OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada posted a trade surplus of C$778 million ($616.6 million)in July as exports rose by 0.6% and imports rose 4.2%, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.
Analysts surveyed by Reuters had on average forecast a surplus of C$1.40 billion in July.
($1 = 1.2618 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Julie Gordon in Ottawa; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
