Get ready, here come higher prices for clothes - Macleans.ca

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Nothing raises the ire of Canadians quite like the lower prices American shoppers enjoy on the same products south of the border. From cars and coffee makers to shirts and shoes, Canadians have long complained they’re getting gouged. Such sentiment is at the heart of the populist chest-thumping the Harper government has directed against retailers and their suppliers of late.But here’s a fact often lost in all the gouge-rage: When it comes to clothing and footwear, Canadians might pay more than Americans do today, but they’re paying a lot less than Canadians did a decade ago.(For best results on mobile, view this chart in landscape mode)

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