Canadian Government Notices as of May 6
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of May 6 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
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- Canadian international merchandise trade for March 2020. Statistics Canada has reported that Canadian borders remaining open for goods, both imports and exports decreased notably, as the impact of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Canada became evident. Canada’s exports fell 4.7% to $46.3 billion while imports declined 3.5% to $47.7 billion in March. Both exports and imports were down almost 10% on a year-over-year basis. Canada's trade deficit widened from $894 million in February to $1.4 billion in March. (here)
- NAFTA textile/apparel TPL utilization. Global affairs updated the 2020 NAFTA textile and apparel tariff preference level utilization rate for imports (here) and exports. (here)
- Product Recalls. ECHO and Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers recalled due to laceration and impact hazards manufactured in the United States and Japan (here), DEWALT laser distance measurers recalled due to mislabeled power output manufactured in China (here)