Thursday, February 23, 2012

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EBTC Info

Facts & Figures

  • EBTC Serves a combined US and Canadian population of over 54 million
  • In 2007, US/Canadian surface trade was $511 billion an increase of 86% since NAFTA
  • Approximately 70% of the total US/Canadian surface trade passes through EBTC border crossings
  • In 2010, 76% (4.2 million) of all trucks entering the U.S. from Canada passed through EBTC border crossings.
  • Border U.S. states are not the only ones that benefit from a trade relationship with Canada — a total of 47 U.S. states have Canada as one of their top three trading partners.
  • In a study released by the Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University (both in Ontario) shows delays at U.S. and Canadian border crossings costs Canada between C$15 billion and C$30 billion every year, negatively impacting both nations’ economies.
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