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NAFTA/USMCA
Updates
NAFTA Resources
PNWER applauds the announcement on May 17, 2019 lifting steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico and associated retaliatory tariffs. This is a critical step in moving forward with finalizing USMCA - Read Joint Statement here


November 2018: PNWER Statement on Tariffs
Three unresolved NAFTA issues Canada can't afford to ignore - August 28, 2018
July 2018: PNWER Leadership releases Statement on NAFTA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PNWER Press Release on Tariffs- June 13, 2018
PNWER Letter to President Trump requesting exemption for Canada from steel and aluminum tariffs before July 
PNWER Responds to Steel and Aluminium Tariffs - May 31, 2018
The Risks of Missing the May Deadline for Nafta 2.0 - Center for Strategic and International Studies

[April 24, 2018] NEW STATEMENT: Exemption on Canadian steel and aluminum should be
extended beyond April 30
 
→ Bloomberg article here.
TARIFFS -THE WRONG WAY TO ACHIEVE GREATER ECONOMIC GROWTH, RESILIENCE, AND SECURITY IN NORTH AMERICA - PNWER Statement on proposed steel and aluminum tariffs 
Alberta signs letter to U.S. President Donald Trump opposing steel tariffs - Edmonton Journal coverage on PNWER Statement

House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) and more than 100 Republicans Urge President Trump To Avoid Broad Tariffs
Beyond NAFTA?: Safeguarding our Trading Relationship
Western governors advocate 'stability' for international trade policy - Western Governors' Assoc.
Brady, Reichert Statements After Bipartisan Member Meeting with U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Lighthizer - 
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee
​GOP Senators Push Trump on Trade - Politico 

eCONOMIC hIGHLIGHTS of the region

  • Total GDP in the region was $1.437 trillion in 2015, making it the 13th largest economy in the world by country.
  • Average unemployment rate across all jurisdictions is 4.9%​
  • Leading industries in the region are: oil & gas exploration, computer & electronic products manufacturing, hospital and healthcare, and publishing. 
United States
GDP (2015)
GDP Per Capita (2015)
Unemployment Rate (Feb 2017)
Population (2016)
Alaska
$52.7 billion
$66,835
6.8%
741,894
Idaho
$65.5 billion
$35,455
3.6%
1,683,140
Montana
$45.2 billion
$39,046
3.8%
1,042,520
Oregon
$217.6 billion
$50,009
4.0%
4,093,465
Washington
$445.4 billion
$55,577
4.9%
​7,288,000
Data From U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis
Canada
GDP (2015)
GDP Per Capita (Feb 2017)
Unemployment Rate (Feb 2017)
Population (2016)
Export Rate (Feb 2017)
Import Rate (Feb 2017)
Retail Sales Rate (Jan 2017)
Labor Force Rate (March 2017)
CPI Rate (Feb 2017)
Alberta
​$310.6 billion
$74,322​
8.3%
​4,252,900
36.90%
-5.3%
4.5%
1.4%​
2.2%
British Columbia
$231.3 billion
​$49,286
5.1%
4,751,000
4.80%
-2.3%
5.3%
2.5%
2.3%
Northwest Territories
$3.9 billion
$87,640
8.0%
44,500
n/a
n/a
n/a
-1.3%
2.1%
Saskatchewan
$62.9 billion
​$55,528
6.0%​
1,150,600
3.5%
8.4%
6.3%
0.10%
1.4%
Yukon
$2.3 billion
$62,126
5.5%
37,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
1.8%
1.03%
Data From Royal Bank of Canada
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