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The consequences of all those new import taxes

Marketplace All-in-One

Marketplace

News, Business

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Tariffs are in place this morning against the United States’ three biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China. First, we’ll unpack the industries likely to get hit hardest and pass those higher costs on to consumers. Then, we’ll hear how targeted countries are responding to Trump’s tariffs. And later: a look at how some colleges are preparing students to enter the workforce by teaching them to have civil political conversations.

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0:00.0

Tariffs and their consequences. From Marketplace, I'm Subri Beneshore, in for David Brancaccio.

0:08.0

Tariffs are in place this morning against the United States three biggest trading partners. President

0:13.8

Donald Trump has imposed 25 percent import taxes on most goods from Mexico and Canada, plus an additional 10% on Chinese goods. He's proposed

0:22.7

even more tariffs to come. As Marketplaces Nova Saffo reports, these import taxes will hit some

0:27.4

U.S. industries harder than others, and they'll affect all Americans through higher prices.

0:32.3

Companies are likely to pass on tariffs through higher prices on a broad range of products.

0:37.4

We import a lot of electronics, appliances, and clothing from China. At to pass on tariffs through higher prices on a broad range of products.

0:40.9

We import a lot of electronics, appliances, and clothing from China.

0:46.1

Add up previous and new tariffs, and the average import tax on goods coming from that country is now a whopping 34 percent, according to Goldman Sachs.

0:50.9

Auto manufacturers rely heavily on smooth cross-border trade with Mexico and Canada,

0:55.9

so tariffs there are likely to impact vehicle prices. Also grocery prices on things like

1:00.9

fresh fruits and vegetables, beef and pork. Gasoline prices are likely to rise, especially in the

1:06.4

Midwest, which relies more heavily on Canadian oil imports. In all, the Yale Budget Lab says households are likely to pay around $3,000 more per year.

1:16.6

And that's before more tariffs, ones previously announced but not yet in effect.

1:21.4

Tariffs on steel and aluminum, potentially as soon as next week.

1:24.6

Reciprocal ones planned in April, which could impact Europe,

1:27.1

and sector-specific tariffs targeting computer chips, vehicles, and pharmaceuticals. I'm Novosafo

1:33.1

for Marketplace. Countries targeted by President Trump's tariffs today are responding with new

1:38.9

import taxes of their own. China and Canada have already laid out retaliatory measures

1:43.6

while Mexico plans

1:44.6

to announce its own response this weekend. Marketplaces, Henry App has more.

1:49.4

China is targeting American agriculture with an additional 10 to 15 percent import fees on corn,

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