sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

OTTAWA — After almost a decade of difficult, on-and-off again talks, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and South Korea have agreed to a comprehensive free trade agreement, the first for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ with an Asian-Pacific nation. Here are some key facts about the deal.

• South Korea gross domestic product: $1.1 trillion.

• sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ gross domestic product: $1.8 trillion.

• sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½-South Korea merchandise trade in 2012: $10.1 billion.

• Average South Korea tariffs on Canadian goods: 13.3 per cent.

• Average Canadian tariffs on South Korean goods: 4.3 per cent.

• Tariff lines to be eliminated by South Korea once deal fully implemented: 98.2 per cent.

• Tariff lines to be eliminated by sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ once deal fully implemented: 97.8 per cent.

• Tariff lines to be eliminated by South Korea on first day of implementation: 81.9 per cent.

• Tariff lines to be eliminated by sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ on first day of implementation: 76.4 per cent.