OTTAWA—September exports to the U.S. have picked up for the third consecutive month since June on a sequential basis, says the latest trade data from Statistics Canada. Total exports south came in at $69.3 million, still down on a year-over-year basis from the 2008 exports of $90.6 million. Imports from the U.S. totaled $77.1 million, up from August of this year, but down from the $91.1 million in September 2008. Imports from China, however, came at $25.7 million in September, their highest showing of the past 24 months.

Exports	2009	2008
September	$85.2 million	$111.7 million
Year-to-date	741.5 million	$925.2 million

Imports	2009	2008
September	$116.4 million	$131.6 million
Year-to-date	$991.4 million	$1.1 billion