Supply Chain Research

Regional trade deals including CETA, TTIP and TPP will come under the spotlight this week with WTO meetings and U.S. presidential election debates scheduled. Panjiva calculations show there are good economic reasons for the deals to proceed. Canadian exports to the EU have fallen for five straight months. EU exports to the U.S. have fallen to May 2015 levels and U.S. exports to Europe peaked in February 2015. Japanese exports to TPP members have fallen steadily since June 2012, though have risen in the past four months. The U.S. has had falling exports to the TPP every month since Januar...