North Carolina and Alberta:Strong Partners, Trusted Neighbours

North Carolina’s top exports to Alberta ($USD)

General manufacturing: $425 million

Metal and machinery manufacturing:

$375 million

Electrical manufacturing: $185 million

Professional services: $80 million

Other services: $60 million

Distribution of North Carolina Exports to Alberta

North Carolina – Alberta trade ($USD)

Bilateral trade: $1.59 billion

North Carolina exports to Alberta:

$1.20 billion

North Carolina imports from Alberta:

$395 million

23,590 North Carolina jobs are supported by trade with Alberta.

∙ 247,500 North Carolina jobs are supported by trade with Canada overall.

Canada is North Carolina’s largest foreign export market.

Electricalmanufacturing

15%

Generalmanufacturing

36%

Metal and machinery

manufacturing

31%

Professional services

7%

Other

6%

Otherservices

5%

Did You Know?

Albertans enjoy access to handkerchiefs, dishwashers, and electric lamps thanks to the Tar Heel State!

Our trade partnership benefits us both. On any given day, North Carolinians are purchasing lumber, beef, and turbo-propellers from Alberta.

Source: Trade Data Online (Statistics Canada), adjusted for port of entry (Government of Alberta), 2011-2014 average.

Valid as of Fall 2018

Source: Alberta REMI Model – Government of Albertause of model supplied by Regional Economic Models, Inc.

952,820 U.S. jobs are supported by trade with Alberta.

For more information contact The Alberta Office in Washington D.C.

Phone: 202-448-6475

Website:www.investalberta.ca/washington-dc

@ABintheUSA

23,590 jobsare supported by trade with Alberta

Alberta Company Snapshot: Minhas Furniture Ltd.

Calgary-based furniture manufacturer Minhas Furniture Ltd. operates three warehouses in North

America, including one in Asheboro, NC. This location employs approximately 35 individuals,

including a full-time design group, which creates the furniture styles, as well as production teams

that carefully build each piece, ensuring quality construction and workmanship. They specialize in

recliner sofas, leather sofas, chairs, bedroom suites and dining sets to complement any

style. Minhas Furniture continuously tests its systems and processes, subjecting its designs to critical

evaluations to monitor product safety, durability, appearance and overall performance.