INDUSTRY NEWS
Trade Update May 6, 2025
Narrowed Trade Deficit in March Despite Continued Tariff Tensions In March 2025, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed significantly, decreasing from $1.4 billion in February to $506 million.1 Both exports and imports declined for the month—exports dipped 0.2%, while imports saw [...]
Risk Mitigation in Long Haul Trucking
It’s no secret that long haul trucking is integral to the global transport of goods. It’s also no [...]
Trade Balance Update & Analysis: May 4th, 2021
This trade balance update reflects on Statcan data pertaining to March 2021; reports are generally released 35 days [...]
Dynamic Flexibility in Auto Supply Chain Management
We now know by what measure COVID-19 jeopardized the health of global automotive supply chains. Its impact was [...]
Trade Balance Update: Monthly Analysis and Opinion
This report looks at data released today, April 7, 2021, reporting on the month of February 2021 For [...]
In a Circular Economy, Small Appliances Live Forever
We all know that unforgettable mantra: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. But in the case of household appliances, that triad [...]
January Trade Balance Update
In the first month of 2021, Canada posted a surprising trade surplus totalling $1.4B, the first since May [...]
Creating Value With Automation in Logistics
A prediction: in the next decade, automation and artificial intelligence will come to occupy a critical role in [...]
Trade Balance Update & Analysis: February 5th 2021
StatCan reports Canada’s annual trade balance will end in a deficit, capping a year no economist could have [...]