Shipping activity at the Port of Vancouver. Exports have been modestly rising over the last three months after taking a major hit in April as tariffs came into effect.

Canadian exports rose for the third consecutive month in July, narrowing the country’s trade deficit with the world and increasing its trade surplus with the United States.

Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that exports rose 0.9 per cent, while imports fell by 0.7 per cent, reducing Canada’s trade deficit to $4.9-billion from $6-billion.

Exports have been modestly rising over the last three months after taking a major hit in April as tariffs came into effect. As a result, economists expect net trade to boost economic growth in the third quarter, despite the ongoing impact of U.S. tariffs on strategic sectors.

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