OTTAWA, June 9 (Reuters) - Canada's trade surplus widened to C$2.72 billion ($1.95 billion) in April, as exports grew faster than imports, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
Exports rose by 1.6%, on energy products, as well as farm, fishing and intermediate food products. Imports grew by 0.3%, on industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products, as well as electronic and electrical equipment and parts.
Following are the seasonally adjusted figures in billions of Canadian dollars:

Merchandise trade Apr Mar (rev) change pct Mar (prev)
Balance +2.721 +1.753 n/a +1.779
Exports 75.160 73.980 +1.6 72.773
Imports 72.439 72.227 +0.3 70.994

NOTE: Analysts surveyed by Reuters forecast a trade surplus of C$2.57 billion in April.
($1=$1.3931 Canadian)
(Reporting by Dale Smith; editing by David Ljunggren) ((david.ljunggren@tr.com))
Keywords: CANADA ECONOMY/TRADE