Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:49:44 GMT | By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Goods Canadian consumers overpay for

Are Canadians paying more for products than Americans?

Currency, Canadian, American, dollar, goods, per cent, expensive, more, cents, banks, consumers
Next
Previous
Previous
  • Currency, Canadian, American, dollar, goods, per cent, expensive, more, cents, banks, consumers
  • Books, slae, cost, sticker price, american, canadian, dollars,
  • Running shoes, cost, canada, america, USA, average, percentage, price, more, retailers,
  • blu rays, movies, cost, dollar, difference, canada, us, america, usa, price, gap, difference
  • cars, automobiles, price, gap, cost, more, canadians, americans, usa, us, canada, difference, cost
  • birthday, cards, cost, consumers, canadians, american, more, less, price, gap, difference, (© Handout)
  • GAP, retailer, cost, difference, t-shirt, shirt, gament, usa, us, america, canada, canadian, price, gap, dollar (© AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
  • lawn mowers, grass, cost, duty-free, price, gap, BMO, difference, dollar, us, usa, canada, canadian, american
Next
Previous1 of 10Next
Share this Gallery

The price gap between Canadian and U.S. goods is shrinking, but it's still too high. Despite a dip of six per cent from last year, products are still 14 per cent less expensive in the U.S.

With data from BMO Capital Markets, here are the goods Canadian consumers are paying more for.

*All U.S. prices have been converted to Cdn. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

* Bing: The best cross-border shopping destinations?

Money videos

In focus

Have your say

How many credit cards should one person have?

Thanks for being one of the first people to vote. Results will be available soon. Check for results

  1. 73 %
    Just one. Credit cards should only be used for emergency situations.
    11,818 votes
  2.  
    16 %
    As many as you can. Credit cards are a great way to make purchases and get great rewards.
    2,641 votes
  3.  
    11 %
    None. You should never buy anything on credit.
    1,753 votes
  4. Skip to results

Total Responses: 16,212
Not scientifically valid. Results are updated every minute.

Recently recommended stories