Magazine and newspaper trade deficit with U.S.has grown 18% since 2000

Canada's balance of trade deficit with the United States in newpapers and periodicals (magazines are not broken out separately) has grown by 18% since 2000, according to a report released by Statistics Canada.Imports of newspapers and periodicals were $982 million in 2000 and had increased to $1.07 billion in 2006, an increase of almost 10%.Exports of newspapers and periodicals were $243 million