".....The average automobile tire sells for $128.21 in the U.S., but the identical tire costs $169.69 in Canada, despite the U.S. and Canadian dollars being at near parity today.
This was the information provided by the Retail Council of Canada to the Canada's Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, in the committee's investigation of price discrepancies for consumer goods between the U.S. and Canada........."
"...........................Manufacturers give Canadian retailers three reasons for the discrepancies, the report said:
* Canadians are used to paying more for goods than Americans;
* Higher prices in Canada subsidize the cost of maintaining suppliers' offices and operations in Canada; and
* The higher prices are necessary to compensate Canadian distributors and wholesalers, which face higher costs in Canada than in the U.S...................."
http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20130220/NEWS/130229996/tire-prices-higher-in-canada-than-in-u-s
This was the information provided by the Retail Council of Canada to the Canada's Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, in the committee's investigation of price discrepancies for consumer goods between the U.S. and Canada........."
"...........................Manufacturers give Canadian retailers three reasons for the discrepancies, the report said:
* Canadians are used to paying more for goods than Americans;
* Higher prices in Canada subsidize the cost of maintaining suppliers' offices and operations in Canada; and
* The higher prices are necessary to compensate Canadian distributors and wholesalers, which face higher costs in Canada than in the U.S...................."
http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20130220/NEWS/130229996/tire-prices-higher-in-canada-than-in-u-s