Manufacturing sales edged up 0.1% in June — a fifth consecutive monthly gain that beat expectations of a decline. Demand is holding through the tariff era, and that favours manufacturers who keep investing in…
New Section 338 tariffs hit roughly $20B in Canadian exports on August 19 — including CUSMA-compliant goods. Alberta food, beverage and consumer-goods exporters should be quantifying U.S. exposure by HS code this week.
Fifty-percent US tariffs on alcohol, dairy and autos take effect August 19, and CUSMA compliance no longer exempts them. Talks stalled this week. The catch: exporters relying on rules-of-origin paperwork lose that protection in…