Here are the states where Trump's Mexico tariffs would hit hardest
The tariffs would hit a variety of industries, from transportation equipment to computer and electronic inputs.
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May 31, 2019, 11:56 AM CDT
By Jacob Pramuk, CNBC and John W. Schoen, CNBC
A handful of U.S. states — including some that will play big roles in the 2020 election — will feel the brunt of the pain from President Donald Trump's new tariffs on imports from Mexico.
On Thursday night, the president said the U.S. would put 5% duties on all Mexican imports on June 10 to push its southern neighbor to curb illegal immigration. The tariffs will gradually increase to 25 percent in October, the White House said.
If Trump goes through with the duties, their effects will ripple across the country. America imported $346.5 billion in goods from Mexico last year, 10% more than in the prior year, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. But several key 2020 electoral states would take a particularly sharp blow from the tariffs.
Border state Arizona gets about 40 percent of its imports from Mexico, the highest share for any state. About 38 percent of Michigan’s imported products come from Mexico, while about 35 percent of Texas’ imports are from its southern neighbor.
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