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EDC Economics: Connecting Canada to the world

With timely insights and financial analysis from our experts, Export Development Canada can help you enter new markets, grow your global business, and reduce risks with confidence.

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Spotlight report: Canadian exporter confidence softens

Conducted twice a year, EDC’s Trade Confidence Index captures the outlook of our exporters. Our most recent survey reveals businesses of all sizes experienced a decline in confidence.

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Global Economic Outlook report

As global markets grapple with volatility, Canadian companies are navigating new challenges. Explore expert insights on key economies, GDP growth, commodity prices, interest rates and exchange rates in one of our most-read reports.

Global Economic Outlook
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EDC Economics insights and resources

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Sectors in focus

Explore expert insights and forecasts across Canada’s key industries—from agri-food and advanced manufacturing to mining and metals, energy transition and digital industries—highlighting the global trends, risks and opportunities shaping each sector.

Canada’s strained trade infrastructure needs investment
China’s EV impact on Canada’s auto sector
Canada-India services exports surge
Digital trade: Opportunities for Canadian exporters

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Trade Confidence Index: Exporters under pressure

EDC’s latest Trade Confidence Index reveals one of the lowest scores on record as Canadian exporters face tariffs, rising costs and declining U.S. orders. See what’s driving the drop—and how businesses are adapting through diversification and resilience strategies.

TCI: Exporter confidence declines
Canadian exporter confidence drops amid tariffs

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Country Risk Quarterly

Trade diversification is key to the success of Canadian exporters, but rising geopolitical tensions must be factored into your business plans. The CRQ, an interactive tool, is a must-read with insights on rapidly changing global markets, new opportunities and the latest political and economic risks that could impact your business decisions.

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Stuart Bergman, EDC’s chief economist

Trade Matters

Amid all of the uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, one thing is clear: Trade is more important than ever to support Canadian growth. To discover the latest economic trends and insights, check out EDC’s chief economist Stuart Bergman’s biweekly columns.

Stronger together: Boosting Canada and Mexico trade
Canada–EU critical minerals alliance opportunity
Canada’s cleantech export edge: Scalable, profitable
High-growth markets for Canadian exporters
Geopolitical risk and your bottom line

Find the biweekly Trade Matters columns by clicking here

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Climate crossroads

From natural disasters and changing ecosystems to working toward a carbon neutral world, read these detailed Economics reports and discover the opportunities for Canadian businesses and how EDC can help.

Canada’s wildfire crisis: Economic & trade disruption
Canada’s cleantech advantage: 2025 export report
The path to net zero
Canadian cleantech: Powering progress

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Markets of opportunity

Whether you’re exporting to the United States or expanding into Europe or the rapidly growing Indo-Pacific, we provide expert knowledge and help you make the connections you need to succeed in new markets.

India’s economic growth: Export opportunities for Canada
Stronger together: Boosting Canada and Mexico trade
Exporting to Germany: Tips for Canadian exporters
Exporting to the U.K.: Opportunities and risks
Uruguay: Reliable market access for Canadian exporters

       


 

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Spotlight report: Canadian exporter confidence softens

Conducted twice a year, EDC’s Trade Confidence Index captures the outlook of our exporters. Our most recent survey reveals businesses of all sizes experienced a decline in confidence.

Check out the Trade Confidence Index

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Global Export Forecast: Navigate volatility, seize opportunity

Tariffs, trade uncertainty and shifting demand are reshaping Canada’s export landscape. EDC’s latest Global Export Forecast reveals where resilience pays off—and which sectors will surge as growth rebounds in 2027.

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More economic resources

In an age of uncertainty, discover valuable analysis on current market activity, political, economic and social trends, and potential risks that could affect your business.

Check out EDC’s 2025 cleantech report

Canada’s clean technology sector is scaling fast—and going global. Our expert-backed report, Canada’s cleantech future: Scalable, profitable, essential, explores how innovations in solar, EV batteries and electrification are driving the global energy transition.

Cross-border M&A under U.S. economic and trade uncertainty

Explore Canada’s overlooked export—cross‑border M&A—and what U.S. uncertainty means for growth and diversification.

Canada’s mining industry 2025: Gold and copper insights

From gold’s safe-haven surge to copper’s critical role in the low-carbon economy, discover how Canada’s mineral sector is powering through volatility with insights from the 2025 PDAC.

The Commodity Tracker

Commodity prices can impact exporting, global trade and your business, so it’s important to be prepared for the challenges ahead.

Global Financial Markets

Get currency exchange rates, stock market indexes and government bond spreads on more than 50 countries, including Indo-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

       

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