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Excellent Business Environment

Overall Business Costs by Country


As a business location, Canada offers the lowest costs compared to the U.S. and Europe. In categories ranging from electricity rates, industrial land and construction costs to corporate and property taxes, Canada emerged as the top ranking location in a comparative KPMG study.


Source: KPMG, Competitive Alternatives, 2006 (3/2006)

Overall Business Costs by Country
Country Cost Index
Canada 94.5
France 95.6
Italy 97.8
U.K. 98.1
U.S. 100.0
Japan 106.9
Germany 107.4
US = 100.00
(Average for 12 operations)

NOTES:
Total business costs in each country are expressed as an index, with the baseline index of 100.0 being assigned to the United States. Countries with a cost index less than 100 have lower costs than the US, while countries with a cost index greater than 100 have higher costs than the US.



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