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Canada-U.S. trade fell by $1.9bn in first quarter of 2026

Total trade between the two countries dropped 0.6 percent from the same period in 2024, Global Affairs Canada says

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Canada-U.S. trade fell by $1.9bn in first quarter of 2026

What this story says

  • Canada’s trade with the U.S. declined by $1.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period in 2024.
  • The drop represents a 0.6 percent decrease in total trade, which reached $322.8 billion in early 2026.
  • Global Affairs Canada attributed the decline to a reduction in the value of goods and services exchanged.
  • No right-rated outlet covered the story, according to the reports available.

Who covered it

Left 67%(26)Centre 30%(12)Right 3%(1)

Percentages are shares of the 39 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 41 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

68/100

Craft

77/100

Hype

15/100

41 sources · methodology

Canada’s trade with the United States fell by $1.9 billion in the first three months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2024. The decline, measured in Canadian dollars, amounts to a 0.6 percent drop. Total trade between the two countries in the first quarter of 2026 reached $322.8 billion.

Rachael Dolan, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, confirmed the figures. She said the reduction reflected lower trade volumes in goods and services. No further breakdown of the decline was provided in the reports.

What the coverage left out

None of the digests below mention which sectors drove the decline or whether the drop was concentrated in goods, services, or both. No right-rated outlet ran the story at all.

Tags:#CanadaUSTrade#TradeDecline#GlobalAffairsCanada#FirstQuarter2026#EconomicData

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 5 Aug 2026, 18:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

26 rated outlets

  • The left-rated digest from the Rocky Mountain Outlook carried the basic facts: the $1.9 billion decline in trade value between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2026. It did not include the percentage drop, the total trade figure for 2026, or the statement from Global Affairs Canada.

Centre

12 rated outlets

  • Both centre-rated digests, from Narcity and CFJC Today Kamloops, led on the $1.9 billion decline. They included the 0.6 percent drop, the total trade figure of $322.8 billion for the first quarter of 2026, and the statement from Rachael Dolan of Global Affairs Canada. Neither digest provided additional context or analysis.

Right

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the right coverage of this story. The right-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

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Right

1

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2

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