World finance is beyond my feeble mind.
Back in 2002, my wife bought a Husqvarna sewing machine in Dryden, Ontario.
Back then the rate was US$ .65 to C$1.
The machine is made in Sweden, but the price was the same, or close in both dollars.
The rate made the sewing machine "cheaper", in Canada.
It's interesting. In 1998, when the $C was down, I bought a Miller welder in Watertown, NY. The list was around $2700 IIRC. I told the dealer, "If that's the best you can do, I can go over to Kingston (Ontario) and get it for (considerably less) with the exchange, and get my sales tax back at the border. He gave me a real good deal and sweetened the pot with a few extras.
