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What leverage does Canada, which sells about 70% of its exports to the US, actually have in this spiralling trade dispute?

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About 70% of Canada's exported goods go to the US. So what leverage does it have in this spiralling trade dispute with its southern neighbour, which also happens to be the world's largest economy?

Canada is the top customer for 26 US states, including Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin. And it is in the top three for 45 of the 50 American states, suggesting Prime Minister Mark Carney has room to manoeuvre in a trade fight.

For now, Carney's planned Canadian retaliatory duties are strategic "dollar-for-dollar" countermeasures focused on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, electronics, pulp and paper - though the list is still being finalised.