13. Canada’s Economy 13. Kanadas Wirtschaft 13. La economía de Canadá 13. L'économie du Canada 13. Economia canadese 13.カナダ経済 13. 캐나다 경제 13. Kanados ekonomika 13. Gospodarka Kanady 13. A economia do Canadá 13. Экономика Канады 13. Kanada Ekonomisi 13. Економіка Канади 13. 加拿大经济

A Trading Nation

Canada has always been a trading nation and commerce remains the engine of economic growth. カナダは常に貿易立国であり、商業が経済成長の原動力であることに変わりはない。 As Canadians, we could not maintain our standard of living without engaging in trade with other nations. Como canadenses, não poderíamos manter nosso padrão de vida sem nos envolvermos no comércio com outras nações.

In 1988, Canada enacted free trade with the United States. Mexico became a partner in 1994 in the broader North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), with over 444 million people and over $1 trillion in merchandise trade in 2008. O México tornou-se parceiro em 1994 no Acordo de Livre Comércio da América do Norte (Nafta) mais amplo, com mais de 444 milhões de pessoas e mais de US $ 1 trilhão em comércio de mercadorias em 2008.

Today, Canada has one of the ten largest economies in the world and is part of the G8 group of leading industrialized countries with the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Japan and Russia.

Canada's Economy Includes Three Main Types of Industries: Service industries provide thousands of different jobs in areas like transportation, education, health care, construction, banking, communications, retail services, tourism and government. More than 75% of working Canadians now have jobs in service industries.

Manufacturing industries make products to sell in Canada and around the world. Manufactured products include paper, high technology equipment, aerospace technology, automobiles, machinery, food, clothing and many other goods. Our largest international trading partner is the United States.

Natural resources industries include forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy. These industries have played an important part in the country's history and development. Essas indústrias têm desempenhado um papel importante na história e no desenvolvimento do país. Today, the economy of many areas of the country still depends on developing natural resources, and a large percentage of Canada's exports are natural resources commodities. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- ----------

Caption: Images

of a lumber truck,

of Oil pump-jacks in Alberta,

an Atlantic lobster, and a

Hydro-electric dam on the Saguenay River, Quebec.

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Canada enjoys close relations with the United States and each is the other's largest trading partner. O Canadá mantém relações estreitas com os Estados Unidos e cada um é o maior parceiro comercial do outro. Over three-quarters of Canadian exports are destined for the U.S.A. In fact we have the biggest bilateral trading relationship in the world. Na verdade, temos a maior relação comercial bilateral do mundo. Integrated Canada-U.S.A. supply chains compete with the rest of the world. Canada exports billions of dollars worth of energy products, industrial goods, machinery, equipment, automotive, agricultural, fishing and forestry products, and consumer goods every year. O Canadá exporta bilhões de dólares em produtos energéticos, bens industriais, máquinas, equipamentos, produtos automotivos, agrícolas, pesqueiros e florestais e bens de consumo todos os anos. Millions of Canadians and Americans cross every year and in safety what is traditionally known as “the world's longest undefended border.” Milhões de canadenses e americanos cruzam todos os anos e com segurança o que é tradicionalmente conhecido como "a fronteira indefesa mais longa do mundo". At Blaine in the State of Washington, the Peace Arch, inscribed with the words “children of a common mother” and “brethren dwelling together in unity,” symbolizes our close ties and common interests. Em Blaine, no estado de Washington, o Arco da Paz, inscrito com as palavras “filhos de uma mãe comum” e “irmãos vivendo juntos em unidade”, simboliza nossos laços estreitos e interesses comuns. У Блейні, штат Вашингтон, Арка миру, на якій написано «діти спільної матері» та «брати, що живуть разом у єдності», символізує наші тісні зв’язки та спільні інтереси.

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Caption: Images

of a car assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario;

of a Port in Vancouver;

of a research laboratory;

of RIM's BlackBerry device; and of ice wine grapes in a Niagara Region in Ontario.

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