Canada Goods-Trade Surplus Widens in September

OTTAWA—Canada’s goods-trade surplus with the rest of the world widened more than expected in September to the largest in 15 months as crude oil drove another month of increased exports.

The country posted a merchandise-trade surplus of 2.04 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of about $1.49 billion, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The consensus forecast was for a C$950 million surplus.