The cities of Belleville, Ontario and Watertown, New York are very similar. Both have populations of about 40,000, both are situated on the shores of Lake Ontario, both have a major four-lane highway running by them, and both have a large military base of about 10,000 people within 10 kilometers of their boundaries.

Using the data collected from both cities, this comprehensive report analyzes the products available to consumers in the United States and Canada, comparing where items are produced, the effects of this outsourcing, and what changes can be made to better the technology sector in both countries. The raw data I have collected can be viewed by clicking "Reference data " at the bottom of this page. The analysis of this data is linked below in green.

The cities of Watertown and Belleville (for the sake of this report) will represent the United States and Canada technology markets, respectively, though these cities alone obviously cannot be accurate representations of the price differences in both countries. However, although there may be discrepancies in the exact differences in prices between the U.S. and Canada, the generalizations and conclusions made by this ISU (e.g. that products made in the U.S. are generally cheaper) are nearly all factual, as evidenced by similar comparisons and research.

This report will analyze and compare where the products sold in each country are produced (and why they're produced there), how this outsourced production effects both the U.S. and Canadian economies, my opinion of what changes the Canadian and U.S. governments can make that would be beneficial for the technology sector, and lastly I will compare and analyze the price differences of identical technological items in Canada and the U.S.

Market Composition

an analysis of where products sold are produced, and why

Impact

of outsourcing on consumers, the economy, jobs

Government Changes

that would be beneficial to the tech sector

Price Differences + Analysis

of identical U.S. and Canadian goods