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The first Trump tariffs were imposed by executive order (not by act of Congress) during the first presidency of Donald Trump as part of his economic policy. In January 2018, Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines of 30 to 50 percent. [36] He soon imposed tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) from most countries.
The Trump tariffs, along with the impacts of COVID-19, were a major factor in declining trade between China and the U.S. in 2019 and 2020. [221]: 142 Trade between the two countries subsequently rebounded significantly, and as of 2021 merchandise trade was down only marginally from its record high in 2018. [221]: 142
Trump’s first-term tariffs had a modest impact on economy. Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines at the start of 2018, moves that might have pushed up prices in those ...
Trump signed orders on Saturday evening, imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada (though Canadian energy faces a lower tariff of 10%) and 10% tariffs on goods from China.
Tariffs from both the Biden and Trump administrations have cut an estimated 0.2 percent from the U.S. economy’s total output, according to the Tax Foundation. Who has the power to authorize tariffs?
The second Trump tariffs are trade initiatives announced by Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, principally in the form of tariffs on imports starting in 2025. Since before becoming president in 2017, Trump has promoted import tariffs to retaliate against countries he believes are "ripping off" the United States.
The 10% tariffs on China will add to 10% to 25% duties that Trump imposed on many Chinese imports during his first term, and which former President Biden kept in place.
Writing in The Washington Post, Phillip Bump explained that for Trump's first term as of September 2019, performance on several key variables was comparable or below Obama's second term (January 2013 – September 2016), as follows: 1) Real GDP was up 7.5% cumulatively under Obama, versus 7.2% under Trump; 2) The total number of jobs was up 5.3 ...