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The article offers news briefs related to business as of March 1937. There is likelihood that the armament industry in Great Britain would lead to economic crisis. The topics that form part of the reform program of Canadian Transport Minister C. D. Howe include the capitalization of Canadian National Railways, the establishment of a tans-Canada air service, and control of carriers under federal license. Prices of several products in Japan have increased including tuna fish, beef, and bread.

The article reports on the possible implication of the trade war between Great Britain and Japan for Canadian products. The Canadian goods are expected to benefit from the dispute since they will be preferred more by British overseas markets. The Canadian market is also favored by the balance of trade. The principal export is wheat. In the anti-dumping machinery of the Canadian tariff laws, arbitrary valuations on dumped goods have been set.

The article offers news briefs related to business. No provision has been made by the British government regarding its financial assistance to industries which were forced to evacuate special defense zones. The Tokyo government has imposed new restriction on foreign movie imports due to the increase of its frozen assets. Canadians have been obliged to register for compulsory training for home defense in August 1940.