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Ontario exports to rise 11 per cent this year and six per cent in ’16, says EDC

Engine Specialist Jennifer Souch assembles a Camaro engine at the GM factory in Oshawa, on June 10, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Frank Gunn.
Engine Specialist Jennifer Souch assembles a Camaro engine at the GM factory in Oshawa, on June 10, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Frank Gunn.

LONDON, Ont. – A new forecast by Export Development Canada predicts Ontario will see broad-based gains in exports this year and next thanks to a favourable exchange rate and rising demand caused by a strong recovery in the U.S. economy.

The Crown corporation says it expects to see Ontario exports grow by 11 per cent this year, led by double-digit growth in the automotive and manufacturing sectors.

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The EDC predicts similar conditions will prevail in 2016, resulting in a further six per cent increase in exports.

Motor vehicles and parts make up more than a third of Ontario’s exports and the EDC says they will rise 13 per cent this year and a further four per cent in 2016.

It says this will be largely due to strong vehicle sales in the United States.

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The industrial machinery and equipment sector is expected to see a 16 per cent rise in exports this year due to increased U.S. demand and a price advantage due to the lower Canadian dollar.

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