Selected Feature Articles From Previous Issues |
2007 |
Oct | BC's Commodity Exports Are Still Largely Forest-Based |
Sep | Is Cross-Border Shopping Making a Comeback? |
Aug | Prince Rupert Container Port Open for Business |
Jul | Canada Weighs Anchor on Free Trade with EFTA |
Jun | BC's Trade with California |
May | Appreciating Dollar not Appreciated by Exporters |
Apr | The Greening of BC's Exports |
Mar | BC's High Tech Trade |
Feb | Canada-USA Corn Row |
Jan | Is the Sun Rising on Trade with Japan? |
2006 |
Dec | Year in Review:2006 |
Nov | Brazil-Canada Trade Getting Over Jet Lag |
Oct | Plan B: An APEC Free Trade Region? |
Sep | Success of B.C.'s Mining Industry Helps Boosts Exports |
Aug | Provincial Export Profile |
Jul | Has Doha Gone the Way of the Dodo? |
Jun | Will BC Miss the Boat on Port Expansion? |
May | Breaking the Interprovincial Trade Barrier |
Apr | Deal or No Deal for Softwood Lumber? |
Mar | Will Canada-India Trade Spice up? |
Feb | Log Exports Becoming More of a Private Affair |
Jan | 2005 in Review |
2005 |
Dec | Electricity Puts a Charge into BC's Exports |
Nov | Pulp Friction: Challenging Times for BC's Pulp Industry |
Oct | Japan Aims for Free Trade with Canada |
Sep | China's Growth both an Opportunity and a Threat for Exporters |
Aug | Booming Energy Sector May Give Rise to "Dutch Disease" for Other Exporters |
Jul | Laying on the Lumber |
Jun | Removal of Textile Quotas Tailor-Made for Protectionist Fervour |
May | Comparative Trade Numbers Don't Add Up |
Apr | South Korea Seeks Trade Deal With Canada |
Mar | Any BC Port in a Trade Storm |
Feb | American Protectionism: Backfiring on all Cylinders |
Jan | Commodity Prices, Exchange Rates, and Exports |
2004 |
Dec | The Internet Pharmacy Debate |
Nov | Canada's Trade with China |
Oct | Legitimate Border Threat or Reefer Madness? |
Sep | Canada is Hoping Trade with Brazil will Take Off |
Aug | Border Congestion Threatens Trade |
Jul | NAFTA Panel Finds in Favour of Canada in Softwood Lumber Dispute |
Jun | Canada's Trade with Greece |
May | Hollywood North Thrives in 2003 |
Apr | Port of Prince Rupert: Down, But Not Out |
Mar | Expanded European Union Could be both Good and Bad for BC |
Feb | BC's Animal Agriculture Exports Facing Trade Restrictions |
Jan | China Offers Considerable Opportunities for Trade |
2003 |
Dec | Rising Commodity Prices Could Signal Turnaround for BC Exports |
Nov | The Lows of High Tech Trade |
Oct | Is Global Free Trade Possible? |
Sep | Relatively Few Small Businesses in BC are Exporters |
Aug | Where's the Beef? |
Jul | A Summary of the NAFTA Panels' Decisions on Lumber Duties |
Jun | Natural Gas Heats Up British Columbia's Exports |
May | Value Added Wood Production in BC Lagging Rest of Canada |
Apr | Exports and the Rising Dollar |
Mar | Canada Talks Trade with Turkey |
Feb | Rising Log Exports Fuel Controversy |
Jan | Review and Outlook for BC Exports |
2002 |
Dec | Team Canada Returns to Europe |
Nov | Canada Courts the European Union for Freer Trade |
Oct | Lumber Battle Takes an Unexpected Turn |
Sep | Canada Looking to Shed Light on Trade with the Dark Continent |
Aug | Canada's Share of US Softwood Lumber Market Slipping |
Jul | FTAA: Free Trade for the Western Hemisphere? |
Jun | The Changing Face of BC Exports |
May | Japan's Economic Woes Translate to Reduced Trade for BC |
Apr | Team Canada Promotes Trade with Mexico |
Mar | Chile Warms Up to Trade with Canada |
Feb | The Threat of American Protectionism |
Jan | Canada Seeks to Increase Trade With India |
2001 |
Dec | Is "Runaway" Film Production in Canada Harming the U.S. Industry? |
Nov | Team Canada Scouts Russia and Germany for New Trade Ties |
Oct | Exploring China as a Market for BC's Wood Products |
Sep | Is Trade Threatened by Security? |
Aug | Thirst for Energy Powers British Columbia's Exports |
Jul | International Trade in High Technology Goods and Services |
Jun | Interprovincial and International Trade |
May | Buy Low, Sell High: Trade in Electricity |
Apr | Attack of the Canadian Tomatoes |
Mar | The Softwood Lumber Dispute |
2000 |
Nov | After Much Economic Diversification, BC Exports Are Still Mainly Resource Based |
Oct | Ambitious Western Hemisphere Trade Agreement Could Help Shape Canadian Trade in the New Decade |
Sep | Trade Growth Tied to Transportation Infrastructure |
Aug | Some Familiar Patterns Developing in Trade Between China and British Columbia |
Jul | International Commerce In Services Produces BC's Only Trade Surplus |
Jun | Value Added Wood Exports Grow Fast in BC, Bus Faster in Rest of Canada |
May | What Has Free Trade Meant For BC's International Trade |
Apr | British Columbia Shipping Smaller Portion of Canadian Forestry Products |
Mar | 1990s Brought New Markets and New Products For BC Exports |
Feb | United States Continues Substantial Log Exports in 1999 |
Jan | BC Goods Export Growth Among Lowest in Canada During 1990s |
1999 |
Dec | British Columbia Trade Becoming More Continental Than Global |
Nov | Growing Cross Border Trade in Agricultural Food Products |
Oct | Trade Imbalances Growing Within NAFTA |
Sep | BC Exports Recovering in Some Asian Markets, Still Declining in Others |
Aug | British Columbia Exports to United States Move Increasingly By Truck |
Jul | Export Changes During 1990s Reduce Resource Dependency |
Jun | British Columbia Losing Dominant Position In World Lumber Markets |
May | September Team Canada Mission to Visit Japan and Australia |
Apr | New Export Industries Depend Heavily On Air Freight Services |
Mar | United States Log Exports |
Feb | British Columbia Losing Ground in United States Lumber Market |
1998 |
Dec | British Columbia Export Reliance on U.S. Market Highest Since Early 1960s |
Nov | Diversification of Export Mix Accelerates in 1998 |
Oct | Offsetting Export Losses in Asia With Gains in the United States Market |
Sep | Half a Century of BC Exports, From British Empire to the US & Asia |
Aug | Asian Fallout Has British Columbia Exporters Relying Heavily on US Market |
Jul | No Ignoring Chinese Presence on World Trading Scene |
Jun | Falling Canadian Dollar Aids Food Exports, But Could Bring Higher Prices |
May | Plastic Manufactured Products Become Important New Element in Provincial Export Mix |
Apr | Changes in BC Share of US Import Market |
Mar | Apparel Exports Surge For BC, But Faster For Other Provinces |
Feb | British Columbia Falling Behind in Export Boom For Secondary Manufactured Wood |
Jan | British Columbia Hardest Hit by Slumping Asian Exports |
1997 |
Dec | Export Emphasis Shifts to Manufactured Goods, As Resource Commodities Falter |
Nov | Air Freight Services Promoting Export Growth and Diversification |
Oct | Forty Years Later, Forestry Exports as Important as Ever |
Sep | British Columbia Export Focus Swings Back to United States |
Aug | Exporting to Latin America Calls For New Export Mix |
Jul | New APEC Markets For British Columbia as Asia Industrialises |
Jun | New Jobs Tied to New Exports |
May | Canadian Building Products Climb As Japanese Regulatory Barriers Fall |
Apr | With Hong Kong, China Becomes Third Largest Export Destination For Western Provinces |
Mar | Europe Imports Less From British Columbia, Finds Resources Closer to Home |
Feb | Imports Catch Up to Exports, As Trade Surges in 1990s |
Jan | BC Wood Product Exports Lose US Market Share to Other Provinces |
1996 |
Nov | Service Exports - Shipping and Professional Service Industries Bring in More Overseas Revenue |
Oct | BC Products Find Better Markets Abroad Than in Canada |
Sep | BC Has Biggest Export Stake in Team Canada Mission |
Aug | Canada-US Exchange of Magazines a Very One Sided Affair |
Jul | Beyond Natural Resources - The New Exports |
Jun | Soaring Trade Deficits With Mexico More a Problem For Ontario Than British Columbia |
May | Cross Border Trade in Processed Food Products |
Apr | British Columbia Still a Natural Resource Economy |
Mar | Air Freight Use Growing With High Value Exports |
Feb | Competing For Share in the US Market |
Jan | Canadian Merchandise Trade Balances |
1995 |
Oct | Automotive Industry Emerging As Important Export Earner |
Sep | British Columbia Net Importer of Agriculture and Food Products |
Aug | Mining Exports Show First Improvement in Years |
Jul | United States - World's Largest Exporter of Logs, and Largest Importer of Lumber |
Jun | Far Eastern Markets Beckon British Columbia Exporters |
May | British Columbia Service Exports Expand Internationally and Interprovincially |
Apr | Canada's Trading Focus Shifts From Interprovincial to International |
Mar | Pacific Rim Nations Expand Share of World Imports |
Feb | United States Imports From British Columbia Jump Sharply |
Jan | Export Shipping From British Columbia |
1994 |
Nov | British Columbia International Trade in High Technology Products |
Oct | Chile as a Partner in Western Hemispheric Free Trade - What it Means to British Columbia |
Sep | Expanding Trade and Integrating Economies |
Aug | British Columbia Plastics Industry Adapts to North American Free Trade |
Jul | Global Shifts in Canadian International Trading Relationships |
Jun | Competition in the US Market for Major BC Export Commodities |
Apr | Pulp and Newsprint Export Trends |
Mar | British Columbia Exports of Processed Wood Products to the United States |
Feb | Japanese Log Imports in the International Trade of Coniferous Solid Wood Commodities |
Jan | BC Exports Shipped by Air Gain Steadily in Importance |
1993 |
Dec | Price Changes Play Major Role in Determining Total Export Value |
Nov | Three Emerging Markets for BC Exports: The Chinese Economic Area, South Korea and Latin America |
Oct | Growing Portion of BC Exports Destined for US Markets |
Sep | Shifting Commodity Mix of BC Exports |
Aug | Imports of Machinery and Equipment Drive Expanding Canadian Trade Deficit With Mexico |
Jul | Growth and Changing Commodity Mix in Canada - USA Trade |
Jun | Bilateral Trade Between BC and the US Trends Up Sharply |
May | Commodity Price Change as a Factor in BC Export Growth - Lumber, Pulp, Newsprint and Coal |
Apr | International Competition for Major BC Export Commodities in Japan |
Mar | International Competition for Major BC Exports in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan |
Feb | International Competition for Major BC Exports in the US Market |
Jan | European Community Markets for Lumber, Pulp, Newsprint and Coal |
1992 |
Nov | Export Growth Led by Machinery and Equipment |
Oct | Export Success Stories for British Columbia Food, Beverage and Agricultural Products |
Sep | Trends in BC-Mexico Trade Balances Implied From BC Exports and BC Cleared Imports |
Aug | Trends in BC-USA Trade Balances Implied From BC Exports and BC Cleared Imports |
Jul | Value Added and Technology Content in British Columbia Exports |
Jun | The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Significance for British Columbia's Exports |
May | BC Exports to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
Apr | British Columbia Pulp Exports |
Mar | The US Market for BC Exports |
Feb | Strong Timber Shipments Produce Three Months of Export Growth |
Jan | Lower Prices and Smaller Volumes of Exports Shipped |
1991 |
Dec | Exports Shipped Air Freight |