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• Canada–U.S. trade supported 5.2 million U.S. jobs
• Total Canada–U.S. merchandise trade: $461 billion
• Canada–Utah trade supported 44,000 U.S. jobs
• Canadians made more than 154,900 visits to Utah, spending $46 million
• Utah residents made 64,700 visits to Canada, spending $36 million

Busy in the Beehive State
In 2005, cross-border exchanges in merchandise goods averaged $6.5 million on a daily basis. Bilateral trade amounted to $2.3 billion, with Utah exporting $735 million in commodities to its northern partner and importing $1.6 billion worth. Canada was the Beehive State's third largest export market, purchasing 11% of the state's outbound goods.

Transportation fueled the exchange
Bilateral trade in transportation products — Utah's principal import and export sectors — exemplifies the integrated Canada–U.S. marketplace. Companies in Utah and Canada make motor vehicles together, contributing to various stages of production with many parts crossing the border multiple times.

Transportation products dominated the exchange in 2005. Utah exports to Canada totaled $214 million, representing 29% of the state's foreign sales. Utah's imports from Canada amounted to $833 million or 51% of its total purchases. Leading transportation goods exchanged included motor vehicle and aircraft parts (excluding engines), finished aircraft and trucks. The integrated marketplace in transportation goods coupled with “just in time” inventories benefited consumers and provided jobs on both sides of the border.

Enjoying outdoor activities
Utah sold Canada $129 million in personal and household goods, enjoying a trade surplus from this sector, valued at $88 million. Thanks to Utah expertise in sporting and recreation equipment, Canadians purchased football, hockey and baseball equipment; skis and snowboards; golf clubs, fishing rods, billiards tables and more, valued at $22 million. Shipments of Utah-made furniture and fixtures, televisions, radios and personal electronics added another $21 million to the exchange. In return, the Beehive State imported $41 million in Canadian-produced personal and household goods, led by $9 million in printed matter.

Trees and metals
Utah purchased $198 million in Canadian forest products, an increase of 12% from the previous year.Leading shipments included softwood lumber ($25 million) and newsprint ($17 million).

Life elevated
Canadians traveled to Utah to experience great skiing and to enjoy the state's national parks, making 154,900 visits and spending $46 million — an increase of 35% from the previous year. Utahans also made frequent trips across the border, visiting Canada 64,700 times and spending $36 million.

Utah's Leading Exports to Canada
2005, in millions of U.S. dollars

• Motor vehicle parts* ($143)
• Aircraft parts* ($27)
• Medical & related equipment ($25)
• Sporting & recreation equipment ($22)
• Steel bars & rods ($17)
• Furniture & fixtures ($13)
• Structural shapes, steel & sheet piling ($11)
• Computers ($10)
• Iron & steel pipes & tubes ($10)
• Containers ($9)

*not including engines

Utah's Leading Imports from Canada
2005, in millions of U.S. dollars

• Aircraft ($682)
• Motor vehicle parts* ($83)
• Live animals ($58)
• Synthetic rubber & plastics ($28)
• Trucks ($28)
• Mining machinery ($27)
• Aircraft parts* ($25)
• Softwood lumber ($25)
• Containers ($21)
• Basic plastic shapes & forms ($21)

*not including engines

Canada-Utah Success Stories

Six bioscience companies from Alberta, Nova Scotia and Quebec participated in a recent trade mission to Colorado and Utah arranged by the Consulate General of Denver. This was the post's first trade mission to Utah. The five day mission included a Life Sciences Technology Partnering Symposium in Salt Lake City, Utah, co-hosted by the Governor of Utah and the Consul General. The trade mission to Colorado and Utah resulted in multiple business leads for each of the six Canadian companies, all of who are committed to returning to further explore opportunities in the two states.

Carlwood Lumber Ltd. (Maple Ridge, British Columbia), entered into discussions with United Woodworkers in Orem, Utah. This contact regarding alder and maple resulted in a sale worth $100,000 (CND) to the Utah based company.

Utah-Canada Facts at a Glance:

• State jobs supported by Canada–U.S. trade: 44,000

August 2006

For more information on Canada's trade with Utah, please contact:

Consulate General of Canada
1625 Broadway, Suite 2600
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 626-064  •  Fax: (303) 572-1158
www.denver.gc.ca

Sources: Merchandise trade and tourism figures are from Statistics Canada, converted at the rate of US$1.00=C$1.2116. Merchandise trade data is customs-based for the year 2005. Job numbers are based on 2001 data from a 2003 study by Trade Partnership Worldwide commissioned by the Canadian Embassy. Canada's export ranking is from the World Institute for Strategic Economic Research (WISER). All figures are in U.S. dollars. Figures may not add up due to rounding.

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