Category Archives: News
Economic Digest – December 2017
DENTISTS There is fierce competition for scarce patients in the larger cities of Canada. A 2016 study shows one dentist per 1,622 patients compared with...
Economic Digest – November 2017
INCOME Statistics Canada reports that the median income of Canadian households rose from C$63,457 in 2005 to $70,336 in 2015, a 10.8 per cent increase....
CETA Trade Agreement with Canada
October 5 2017 Audience Importers of goods from the European Union Required Action Ensure your suppliers are providing you with the completed Origin Declaration (declaration...
Economic Digest – October 2017
AUSTRALIA Figures released recently show that the economy of Australia has racked up the longest stretch of growth in modern history: 104 quarters. The Netherlands,...
Economic Digest – September 2017
TEMPERATURE This summer the US has experienced some of the most intense heat waves in decades. In parts of southern Arizona the mercury has climbed...
Economic Digest – August 2017
AUTOS Vehicle sales in Canada surpassed the 200,000-level in June the second straight month above that mark. Auto-makers delivered 203,486 new vehicles, up six per...
Economic Digest – July 2017
RETAIL America’s retail industry is huge, employing 15.9-million workers, representing one in nine jobs. However, it is undergoing wrenching change as e-commerce eats into sales....
CTA Achieves Truck Turnaround Plan as Alternative to Major ACI AMPs Penalties
The Canadian Trucking Alliance was informed by CBSA that in recognition of the recurrent delays and system outages members have experienced over the last several...