Canada's trade surplus in January exceeds expectations, jumps to nearly $4-billion

Open this photo in gallery: Shipping containers at the Port of Montreal, on Feb. 2.ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP/Getty Images Canada's trade surplus in January exceeded expectations by a wide margin to post a 32-month record as fears of tariffs from the U.S. pushed exports of cars and energy products, especially south of its border, data showed on Thursday. Canada posted a trade surplus of $3.97-billion, more than double the upwardly revised $1.69-billion seen in December, Statistics Canada said. This was a second consecutive month when exports far exceeded imports although booth grew by a healthy margin. U.S. President Donald Trump has slapped…