Canada recorded a bigger-than-expected trade deficit of C$1.1 billion ($806 million) in August, its sixth consecutive monthly shortfall, as imports rose while exports declined, Statistics Canada data showed on Tuesday.

Canada recorded a C$1.1 billion ($806 million) trade deficit in August as crude oil exports fell, driven mainly by lower prices for the commodity that is central to the country’s economy.

Given revisions to previous months, the data for August mark Canada’s sixth straight monthly trade deficit. Exports fell one per cent overall in August, compared with a 0.3 per cent rise in imports.