Editing Saint John, New Brunswick (section)

=== Exports ===
Saint John is a major exporter to the [[United States]], with 96.3% of the city's exports being sent past the border according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. This was particularly highlighted in light of U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Tariffs in the second Trump administration|tariff threats]] against the country due to research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce concluding that Saint John is the most vulnerable Canadian city in the potentiality of a [[2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico|trade war between both countries]] with a trade exposure index of 131.1%, which is nearly 50% higher than the second-ranked city of [[Calgary]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Saint John tops list of Canadian cities with most to lose in U.S. tariff war |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-impact-tariffs-1.7458224 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=February 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lau |first1=Rebecca |last2=Rohilla |first2=Reeti Meenakshi |title=Why Saint John, N.B. would feel massive impact from U.S. tariffs |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/11015975/tariffs-saint-john-us-canada-trump-irving/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=[[Global News]] |date=February 13, 2025}}</ref> The study highlighted the Irving Oil Refinery, noting that over 80% of its exports go to the United States. Irving announced a tariff response plan as a result of this, in which all tariff costs on oil exported to the country will be absorbed by U.S. customers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waugh |first1=Andrew |title=Tariffs would hurt Saint John most in Canada: study |url=https://tj.news/new-brunswick/tariffs-would-hurt-saint-john-most-in-canada-study |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=February 11, 2025}}</ref>