Canadian exports to U.S. slump, but surge to other countries

Open this photo in gallery: A crane operator lifts a shipping container at the Port of Montreal on April 14.Carlos Osorio/Reuters Canadian exports to the United States slumped in March, but this was largely offset by a surge in shipments to other countries, leading to an unexpected improvement in Canada's balance of trade in the first month U.S. tariffs were in force. Goods exports to the U.S. declined 6.6 per cent while imports from that country dropped 2.9 per cent in March, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. This follows the Trump administration's imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum in early…