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Regional Differences In Canada's Atlantic Region

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Based on your map, do you see any regional differences in the price of your food item? Describe that difference.

According to both the map and table, the Atlantic region holds the highest price average of nutella.. The Central region has the lowest price average and The Northern region has both the lowest and highest price of nutella overall. The atlantic regions holds an average of $7.44 in Nutella. This was a unexpected as I personally predicted the northern region to have the highest average. The northern region consisting of the 3 territories, holds an average of $6.79 . The highest price being $8.77 from the Wrangling river supply and the lowest being a $3.50 from a Walmart in Yellowknife. Lastly, the Central region, …show more content…

There is reason behind the fact that Canada’s atlantic region reaps the highest price average. The population of canada’s Atlantic region has decreased significantly in the past years. Statistics Canada quotes “the Atlantic provinces’ population growth remains significantly lower than elsewhere, and has been close to zero since the late 1990s—.” With the population decreasing in these provinces, the prices of imported products such as Nutella would increase. As learned in class, the less consumers there are to support the market, the higher the price will be.To add to this sudden dilemma, The import taxes to the atlantic provinces are the highest in Canada. Nova Scotia’s provincial rate for import taxes is a staggering 10% in comparison to Ontario with 8%. The territories combined have an import rate of 0%! On that note, it is observed that the Central region has the lowest prices in all of Canada. Most of citizens of the Atlantic provinces have immigrated to the central region to places such as Toronto and Montreal. The population of Ontario is 12,851,821 people while the combined population of the Atlantic provinces is 2,327,638 people.There is another reason why the central region seems to be the hub for nutella. According to the official Ferrero Canada website, in 1974 Ferrero Canada, first opened for business in Toronto, Ontario. Not only that, but in October 2006, Ferrero opened a new manufacturing plant in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The 900,000ft² plant serves both the US and Canadian market. It was constructed halfway between Toronto and the State of New York. The less distance is needed for a product to import, the cheaper it

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