Office of the Chief Economist

The Office of the Chief Economist reports and advises on international trade and economic issues, including global, regional and sectoral trends and developments; and undertakes trade and economic research and analysis in support of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada's various functions: trade and investment policy, including negotiation of international agreements; international business development; and trade litigation.

	Assessment of: "Employment Implications of Trade Liberalization with East Asia"
	China: The Awakening of a Giant
	Burden of China's aging population mitigated by income Published: 9/29/2006
	Monthly Trade Report - August 2006 Canada's merchandise trade for August—exports up 0.3%, imports down 0.6%. Consequently, the monthly trade surplus grew by $350 million to reach $4.2 billion
	NAFTA@10 A volume of research conducted by government and outside researchers relating to the impact of the Canada-U.S. and NAFTA agreements as well as research assessing the potential impact of proposals for deeper North American economic integration from a Canadian perspective. Edited by John Curtis and Aaron Sydor

	State of Trade
	Annual report on Canada's trade and investment performance
	Monthly Trade Report
	Monthly report on Canada's international merchandise trade performance
	Pocket Facts Pocket sized fact sheets on key trade and economic indicators
	CanadExport Features Short topical section in biweekly trade & investment publication

	Trade Policy Research Trade Policy Research is an annual publication of trade-related research and analysis undertaken within and on behalf of the department over the preceding year
	Reports Analytic reports on various topics of interest to the department
	Working Papers Papers on topics of interest to the department
	Speeches and Presentations Speeches and presentations made by staff of the Office of the Chief Economist

	Economic Indicators Data on key indicators of the Canadian Economy
	Balance of Payments Transactions between Canada and its main trading partners, including imports and exports of goods and services, direct investment inflows and outflows, and the current account balance
	Merchandise Trade Annual statistics on merchandise imports and exports, by country and commodity, recorded on a customs basis
	Foreign Direct Investment Statistics Data on stocks of Canadian direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment to Canada by country and sectors for selected countries