OTTAWA—Canada continued to record a print trade deficit for the first three months of 2009. According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, the trade deficit sits at $59.20 million for 2009, down from a surplus of $26.87 million in the same period in 2008.

That’s a drop of 320.3%. Exports to the U.S. dropped to $77.72 million in March, from $82.83 million at the same time last year. Imports from the U.S. were up, coming in at $81.90 million for the month, compared to $70.69 million in March 2008. Imports from China were $16.91 million, up from $11.68 million in the same period in 2008.

EXPORTS	2009	2008	Change
March	$90.53 million	$108.74 million	-16.7%
Year-to-date	$262.10 million	$310.30 million	-15.5%

IMPORTS	2009	2008	Change
March	$114.57 million	$95.80 million	16.4 %
Year-to-date	$321.29 million	$283.42 million	13.4%