U.S.-Canada trade deal closer

Canada and the United States are said to be close to a trade deal if
sticking points over Canada’s protected dairy sector, cultural protection of media firms, and a system for settling trade disputes are resolved

U.S. exports of goods to Canada
$300.75bn
$312.82bn
$280.86bn
$266.73bn
$282.27bn
14.2% of America’s global exports

U.S. trade deficit (all figures US$)
2013 -$31.75bn
2014 -$36.46bn
2015 -$15.45bn
2016 -$11.05bn
2017 -$17.05bn


U.S. imports of goods from Canada
$332.50bn
$349.28bn
$296.31bn
$277.78bn
$299.32bn
68.2% of Canada’s global exports

    Top exports

Vehicles $52bn
Machinery $43bn
Electrical machinery $25bn
Agricultural products $24bn
Mineral fuels $20bn
Plastics $13bn
U.S. jobs reliant on trade with Canada 9 million

Mineral fuels $73bn
Vehicles  $56bn
Agricultural products $22bn 
Machinery  $21bn
Special (inc. timber)  $14bn
Plastics $11bn
Canadian jobs reliant on trade with U.S. 2.5 million


                                  
            
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USTR, Canadian Business © GRAPHIC NEWS