Selected Feature Articles From Previous Issues |
2008 |
| Jun | Bad News for Newsprint Exporters |
| May | Asia Offers Potential as a Destination for BC Exports |
| Apr | The Price Is Right for Coal Producers in BC |
| Mar | Border Line Threats to Trade |
| Feb | Call of the Loonie: American Film & Television Productions Shun BC in 2007 |
| Jan | BC Commodity Exports: Year in Review 2007 |
2007 |
| Dec | Canada and Peru Agree on Free Trade |
| Nov | Over 100 Years of Canadian Exports |
| 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 |