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president Donald Trump On Monday, he signs a new executive order that places high tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States, opening a new front in his trade war that could promote retaliation.
Trump's actions escalate his efforts to restructure his trade policy by imposing a new 25% tariff on the US on all steel and aluminum imports, in addition to existing tariffs on these metals.
Duties, which are taxes on imports, typically increase the cost of importers who pass some or all of those costs to their customers. For steel and aluminum, US companies rely heavily on imports, and the higher costs can damage manufacturers and consumers.
“The American economy has far more steel users than steel producers. This means that tariffs put far more manufacturing jobs at risk than they create,” says the Tax Foundation's federal tax. Erica York, vice president of policy, told FOX Business. “If you look at steel, jobs using steel in the production process outweigh jobs that produce steel from 80 to 1.”
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President Trump signaled that he would sign an order to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum by 25%. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
She said, “All manufacturers in the automotive manufacturers, agricultural equipment, home appliances, oil extraction, construction and beverage and cutlery industries all use metals as part of their production process.”
“Additional tariffs will increase the costs of both imported and domestically produced metals, and increase the US production costs for all these downstream industries. Of the higher tariffs, York said.
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US companies rely heavily on imports, and higher costs can hurt manufacturers and consumers. (Ty Wright / Bloomberg Via / Getty Images)
Ryan Young, a senior economist at the competitive Enterprise Institute, said to Fox Business that automobiles and housing could be two of the most difficult sectors, given that they account for about two-thirds of steel usage. He said it's expensive.
“If you're in the market for new cars or new homes, expect to pay hundreds more dollars for an average-sized car and thousands more for the home,” Young said, adding that the prices are high, adding that I did. Newer cars also increase the price of second-hand cars as priced buyers are looking for cheaper alternatives.
He added that tariffs on aluminum will also raise prices for cars and homes, as well as companies in the beverage industry such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and breweries. Other everyday items made from aluminum that are likely to increase prices include bicycles, appliances and furniture.
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US manufacturers could face higher costs due to increased tariffs on steel and aluminum. (Andrew Magnum / via Bloomberg / Getty Images)
Approximately a quarter of all steel used in the US is imported, most of which come from neighboring Mexico and Canada, or close ties in Asia and Europe, such as Japan, Korea and Germany.
China is the world's largest steel producer and exporter, but it has hardly been sent to the US as it was subject to a 25% tariff that closed most Chinese steel from the market in 2018. The country last year exported 508,000 tonnes of steel to the United States, accounting for 1.8% of American steel imports.
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The US relies heavily on imports of aluminum, with about half of all aluminum coming from imports. The majority of US aluminum imports come from Canada, which last year exported 3.2 million tonnes of aluminum to the US. This is more than twice as many as the next nine countries.
Reuters contributed to this report.
