Number of Exporters in August Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level, Recovering Steadily: Statistics Canada

Number of Exporters in August Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level, Recovering Steadily: Statistics Canada
A Statistics Canada sign is pictured in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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A new report shows the number of Canadian enterprises exporting goods increased in August but is still lower than in the months before the coronavirus outbreak.

According to the Statistics Canada report, the number of enterprises that exported goods increased from 18,946 in July to 19,204 in August, a growth of 1.3 percent. While the number climbed for four consecutive months, the August count is still 5.9 percent lower than it was in February.