Off-road equipment imports surge

Canada’s international trade balance. OTTAWA, Ont. – Buyers scrambled to import logging, mining, and construction equipment in December, in a push to beat 2018 emissions regulations for off-road diesel engines…

Washington shelves border tax plan

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. government has shelved proposals for a border tax that would have been tacked on imports.

No anti-dumping penalties for Chinese tires in U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States International Trade Commission has determined a U.S. industry is not "materially injured or threatened with material injury" by imported Chinese truck tires that the U.S. Department of Commerce says are subsidized and sold below market value. As a result, the U.S. Department of Commerce will not issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on the imported products.

Exports and imports rose in December

OTTAWA, ON - Canada recorded a trade surplus for the second consecutive month in December, with exports up 0.8% on the strength of higher energy products, and imports up 1%, largely on increases in aircraft and industrial machinery, Statistics Canada reports. But in terms of volumes, exports were down 1.4% because of drops in metal ores, non-metallic minerals, motor vehicles and parts. Import volumes were up 0.4%, based largely on industrial machinery, equipment and parts.

Exports to U.S. on Downward Trend

OTTAWA - Trends show exports to the U.S. fell 13 percent in the last decade and continue to decline.

Canada posts first trade deficit in over 30 years

OTTAWA -- The global economic downturn caused both Canadian exports and imports to drop in December, with the former continuing to fall at a faster pace.

TransCore’s June Freight Index Second Best of 2012

TORONTO - Second quarter saw a 20 percent increase over the first quarter of 2012.

Drop in exports contributes to slowing economy

OTTAWA -- Canada's economic growth slowed considerably in the fourth quarter of 2007 as real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.2 percent, down from 0.7 percent in the third quarter.

Trade surplus drops despite export energy growth

OTTAWA -- Imports outpaced the growth of exports as Canada's trade surplus decreased for the first time in four months.

Canada’s trade balance moves from surplus to deficit

OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise exports increased 1.1 percent in November 2009 on the strength of energy products, while imports rose 3.9 percent due to widespread gains.