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A Tale of Two Countries:US – Canada Trade
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Basic Trade Vocabulary
• Export – any good that is sent out of the country
• Import – any good that is brought into the country from another
• Voluntary Trade – trade between countries in which both countries benefit from the exchange
• Trade Barriers – economic, political, or geographical conditions that make trade difficult or impossible
• Specialization – when a country produces the goods it can make easily and trades for the goods it cannot easily produce
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US – Canada Trade
•Canada and the US both have market-style economies
•Largest trade relationship in the world – valued at $627 billion in 2011
•Canada is the #1 foreign supplier of energy to the United States.
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Side by Side Comparison
Canada United States
GDP $1.389 trillion $15.04 trillion
GDP per capita $40,300 $48,100
Services (% of GDP)
71% 80%
Industry (% of GDP)
27% 19%
Agriculture (% of GDP)
2% 1%
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Specialization
Canada
• Motor vehicle, machinery, and aircraft parts
• Telecommunications equipment
• Plastics, chemicals
• Wood pulp and timber
• Crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity
United States
• Agricultural products
• Chemicals
• Capital goods
• Automobiles
• medicine
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Exports and Imports
• Canada• 75% of exports go to the US• 50% of imports come from the US
• United States• 19% of exports go to Canada• 14% of imports come from Canada
(2nd to China)
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Making Trade Easier
• North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA)• Signed in 1994• Promoted free trade between Canada,
Mexico, and the US by removing economic trade barriers
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Exchanging Currencies
• In order for countries to trade, they must exchange currencies.
• Exchange Rate – the value of one country’s currency compared to another country’s currency
• For example, if an American company wants to buy lumber from a Canadian company, the American company will exchange American Dollars for Canadian Dollars so that the trade can take place.
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References
• CIA World Factbook (2012):• Canada -
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
• United States – • https
://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html