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Canada Trade Balance 2026-10-06 08:30 America/Toronto: data, chart, and analysis

Canada Trade Balance came in at 4,198.80 on Oct 6, 2026, compared with 786.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
4,198.80
Previous
786.6
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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Canada Trade Balance release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Canada Trade Balance chart through 2026-08-31
CAD Trade Balance readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 4,198.80.

Trade Balance release read

Canada Trade Balance came in at 4,198.80 on Oct 6, 2026, compared with 786.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

The parent Trade Balance page shows the full time series for Canada. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CAD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

On FXMacroData at

6 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

6 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published By UTC, 6 Oct 2026
31.89 s after the scheduled time
Observed by FXMacroData's first read of the official source that showed this period. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at

The publication moment could not be bracketed for this release, so no elapsed time is stated.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cad_trade_balance_2026-10-06
API announcement ID cad_trade_balance_2026-08-31
Release time
2026-10-06 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 4,198.80
Previous value 786.6
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1791289800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Canada Trade Balance history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Older release

2026-09-03 08:30 America/Toronto · 786.6

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Canada Trade Balance.

What did Canada Trade Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Canada Trade Balance was 4,198.80 CAD mn in August 2026. The previous reading was 786.6 CAD mn.

When was this Canada Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on Oct 6, 2026 at 08:30 America/Toronto.

When is the next Canada Trade Balance release?

The next Canada Trade Balance release is scheduled for Nov 4, 2026 at 08:30 America/Toronto.

What is the official source for Canada Trade Balance?

Statistics Canada publishes the official Trade Balance series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  "announcement_datetime": 1791289800,
  "announcement_id": "cad_trade_balance_2026-08-31",
  "available_at_iso": "2026-10-06T12:30:31.995629Z",
  "available_at_ns": 1791289831995629126,
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-06T12:30:31.898259Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1791289831898259504,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 31898.26,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791289831898259504,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791289800,
  "previous_value": 786.6,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1791289800,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 31898.26,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791289831898259504,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791289800,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_published_by_ns": 1791289831897616923,
      "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
      "val": 4198.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source_published_by_ns": 1791289831897616923,
  "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
  "val": 4198.8,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}