APEC Report Sees Atlantic Exporters Making Limited Gains Beyond the US [Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, APEC]

Atlantic Canada made sizeable gains in exports over the past decade due to higher exports of energy and mining products, but its non-mineral exports dropped by 20% between 2000 and 2010. Although all four Atlantic provinces experienced an increase in non-mineral exports to non-US markets between 2000 and 2010, only in Prince Edward Island was this sufficient to outweigh the loss of export revenues in the principal US market. The latest Report Card by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council discusses the extent to which Atlantic Canada's exporters are diversifying into markets beyond the US.