2019

Canadian trade deficit narrowed to $955 million in August

Statistics Canada says exports rose 1.8% while imports were up 1.0%.  Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $1.4 billion in July to $955 million in August. The Federal agency says total exports…

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Services have become the most dynamic component of international trade

WTO report says trade in services has grown 5.4 per cent per year since 2005. According to the 2019 edition of the World Trade Report from the World Trade Organization (WTO) services have become the most dynamic component of international…

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Global air freight hit by a tenth consecutive monthly drop

The International Air Transport Association says demand for air freight decreased by 3.9% in August. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that demand in global air freight markets contracted by 3.9% in August 2019, compared to the same period…

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Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

Certain Sucker Rods from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. CBSA Notice of Initiation of Investigation Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG I & II) and Seamless Casing from China, Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine…

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CBSA starts dumping investigation of certain sucker rods from three countries

Tribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of certain sucker rods from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. The investigation follows a complaint filed…

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Reinvestigation of values of oil country tubular goods and seamless casing

Revised amounts could change the rates of anti-dumping duty payable on imports. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices of certain certain oil country tubular goods originating in or exported…

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Global Affairs centralizes tariff rate quota information for dairy, poultry and eggs

The Department simplifies information on TRQs applying to supply-managed products. Following the recent increase in the number of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) applying to imports of dairy, poultry and eggs, Global Affairs Canada announced a centralization of public documents related…

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New guidelines for importing mixtures containing animal-origin ingredients

The new guidelines’ focus is on disease risk to prevent the introduction of animal diseases. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a notice to remind industry that new guidelines for importing products of animal origin containing multiple ingredients…

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Tribunal maintains injury finding on copper tube from five countries

The Tribunal says resumption of dumping and subsidies would result in injury to Canadian industry. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced the continuation of its December 2013 findings in respect of the dumping of circular copper tube originating in or…

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Canadian rail freight volume up one percent in July

Intermodal freight loadings rose 3.6% and freight loadings from the U.S. were up 7.5%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried a total of 33.3 million tonnes of freight in July, up 1.0% from the same month a year…

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