Canadian shopping visits to Washington down 71% since 2019, report says
A report describes the loss of Canadian shoppers as a $64 million hit to Washington State. It links the drop to strained relations between the two countries and a weak Canadian dollar.
Reported by Global News BC; original report not yet reviewed.
Illustrative photoCanadian shopping visits have dropped 71 per cent compared with 2019, a decline a report describes as a $64 million hit to Washington State.
The report puts that figure on the loss of Canadian shoppers, Global News BC reported. The decline is largely attributed to two things: the strained political and economic climate between Canada and the United States, and a weak Canadian dollar.
Metro Vancouver sits just north of Washington State, which makes the shift in Canadian travel a close-to-home story. A 71 per cent fall over several years is a large change in how often Canadians head south to spend money.
The $64 million estimate and the 71 per cent comparison with 2019 both come from the report. Both numbers describe the scale of what has changed since before 2020, and the report's explanation rests on politics and the exchange rate rather than on any one factor alone.
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