‘Weak’ trade growth in 2019 caused by ‘trade policy uncertainty’ and ‘mixed economic signals’, Global Affairs report suggests

Canada's export growth with China declined by 16 per cent in 2019 and growth in exports to the United States slowed to 2.5 per cent.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng took over the cabinet role near the tail end of a year filled with trade tensions and poor economic growth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 12, 2020

Following a year of slow economic growth in 2019 which hurt Canadian trade, a Global Affairs report on the “State of Trade” suggests that the gloomy trade news will be likely “overshadowed” by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The

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