It does make sense when you really think about it... Since the US dollar has been on the decline (canadian dollar isn't really that much stronger, the US dollar has just weakened in relation to the cdn$, euro etc) prices of oil etc have gone way up.
Which translates to higher shipping costs, and post 9/11 higher fees for customs and airport improvement taxes etc.
So yeah, those products do cost a bit less, but comparatively the price has remained the same due to increases in other costs...
Andy
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