The 2013 Import and Export Market for Railway or Tramway Track Fixtures and Fittings; Mechanical Signaling, Safety, and Traffic Control Equipment for Railways and Tramways; and Parts Thereof in Canada

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof in Canada face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof to Canada? How important is Canada compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof vary from one country of origin to another in Canada? On the supply side, Canada also exports railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof. Which countries receive the most exports from Canada? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof in Canada. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical signaling, safety, and traffic control equipment for railways and tramways; and parts thereof for those countries serving Canada via exports, or supplying