'If the Trump administration imposes a $60 billion tariff on Chinese goods, it will have a head-to-toe impact on Americans. ' A report in the Daily News of New York, USA stated that the US Retail Industry Leaders Association has recently been In an open letter to President Trump, a similar view was expressed. The letter said that more than 41% of clothing, 72% of footwear and 84% of travel goods are produced in China, 'collecting these products. The tariff will be taxed on every American.'
In the past few days, the American people interviewed by reporters have expressed their own concerns about the trade war between China and the United States. They hope that the two countries will cooperate rather than confront each other.
'The U.S. government has done so, and it is the U.S. ordinary consumers that have paid the bills.'
During Easter, eggs are indispensable. '48 packs, $14.99.' Laurie Pron, who lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his two daughters on March 31st, purchased at Wal-Mart Stores A large bag of Easter eggs. The bag is clearly marked 'Made in China'. 'I don't know how much the eggs will cost next year, but I don't want it to rise. 'She said, 'Our family is not well-off. If everything goes up, then you can only buy less. The most unhappy is my two children.
Eric Bergers is a successful executive of the American Transportation Construction Corporation. He has a son and a daughter. As a fitness trainer, he is very willing to spend money on sportswear and shoes. Many shoes are hundreds of dollars and a pair, basically made in China. If you want to increase prices, I may have to buy less new shoes. ' Begges is helpless.
The most indispensable to everyday life of Americans is actually some seemingly inconspicuous, but inseparable, small electronic products. As we all know, one of the biggest consumables for Apple's mobile phone is the charging data line. At the Apple Store, a one-meter-long one. The data line is priced at $19, while on the US E-Commerce Amazon website, the feature length is the same. The top ranked product is from Anker, which is produced in China. The price is only 7.99 US dollars. The user on Amazon has the highest rating. Grade 5 stars, 3363 users scored 4.5 points for it. At the end of 2016, Anke sold more than 3,000 Wal-Mart stores in the United States. There are shelves in well-known brands such as IKEA and Best Buy. Many Americans think , Once tariffs are imposed on Chinese goods, these electronic products that come from China and are closely related to people’s lives will rise in price. 'The U.S. government has done so, and the last one is the average American consumer.'
Liu Kaiwen, a senior student of the Department of Biology at Saint John's University in New York, California, expressed his deep concern that the Sino-U.S. trade war may lead to a rise in the prices of many daily-use articles made in China, because 'Every American family can't leave China'. '. 'It has been reported that Americans spend an average of more than 1,000 U.S. dollars a year on clothes and shoes. According to Liu Kaiwen, this figure will be higher in New York, and more than half of this may come from 'Made in China'. 'Study in New York The expenses are already high, and if the expenditure goes up again, certainly no one will be happy.
Pron, Begs and Liu Kaiwen's concerns are not without reason. Statistics from the American Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association show that throughout the year 2017, the United States imported 2.38 billion pairs of shoes from the world, worth US$25.14 billion. There are only 25 million pairs of shoes made in China. Among them, the largest number of imported shoes from China is 1.7 billion pairs, worth US$14 billion. The association said that if the tariffs increase, a pair of Chinese-made boots worth US$67 will increase in price. For $30, a pair of Nike sneakers that cost $160 will jump to $200 or more.
'The changes in spending experienced by low-income families will be stronger'
The United States imports a large amount of goods of high quality and low price from China, not only helping it maintain a lower inflation rate, but also increasing the actual purchasing power of American citizens, especially low- and middle-income families. The average annual household income of a typical family in the United States is US$56,500. U.S.-China economic and trade relations can help these families save 850 US dollars a year. Chinese goods exported to the United States have reduced the U.S. price level by 1% to 1.5%...' This is the 2015 U.S.-China Business Council’s Joint UK Oxford Economic Institute. data.
"A lot of what we import from China is provided to Wal-Mart consumers." Chad Bowen, senior researcher at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in the United States, said that if the price of goods such as clothing and bedding is raised, low- and middle-income families will feel The change in spending will be stronger.
In fact, the US middle class, the 'Olive type' social subject, has seen very slow income growth in recent years, and it is not uncommon to find a shyness in it. There was a cover article published in the monthly magazine “Atlantic (5.18 -1.15%, diagnostics)”. "The Secret of the Middle Class." The author Neil Gaebler is a well-known American journalist, historian, and critic, whose economic income and social status are envied by many people and belong to the typical middle class. But he is the same as 47% of Americans. In the same way, if you want to pay $400 in cash for 'emergency', you need to borrow or sell assets. The family runs out of fuel, and Geebler even needs to borrow money from her daughter to buy.
Ms. Grace Hahn, an affluent supplier, is equally worried. She came to the United States alone more than 30 years ago and started her own luggage company. She has been a retailer of Macy's and Wal-Mart for many years. "My design team is in the United States, and the factory in China has a well-established cooperation system and process. How can it be changed?!" Hahn told the reporter: 'My partner at Wal-Mart has recently been very focused. Once the trade war is started, not only is my product, many products from China have to raise prices, and my American partners will be very sad.'
Many U.S. netizens also expressed dissatisfaction on the Internet. According to a related report in the Washington Post, some netizens satirically commented: 'We can also afford Chinese-made T-shirts with 'Let the United States be great once again' and Baseball cap, hurry up!
'Commercial cooperation needs to find common ground, can not go its own way'
"In the past 40 years, the United States and China have forged close economic ties. The trade war will bring economic blows to both countries. 'Harvard University Economics Professor Richard Cooper told this reporter that the trade war will be detrimental. American family interests, against American companies importing intermediate products from China, steel is an example: it is not directly used by consumers, but imposing tariffs on imported steel products will hurt downstream companies.
After the Trump administration announced an additional taxation decision on steel and aluminum products from China, the U.S. global trading partner consulting company calculated an account: Additional taxation would increase 26,346 jobs for related U.S. industries, but for aviation, For downstream industries such as automobiles, construction, and electronic components, tariffs have increased the price of steel and aluminum, resulting in higher costs. As a result, companies have laid off workers, which has reduced 495,136 job opportunities. The net result is a net loss of 468,790 jobs, that is, Create an employment that will lose 18 jobs.
Historically, the United States had failed to impose tariffs on imported steel. In 2002, President George W. Bush implemented tariffs ranging from 8% to 30% on imported steel, but it did not stimulate employment in the steel industry. After half a hurry to end.
"Commercial cooperation needs to find common ground, can't go it alone." Rudy Witt, marketing director of the Green Card Fund from Arizona, told reporters. The development of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations, you have me, I have you, and you can benefit from it. This is a common understanding of the people of insight in both countries. Victor's remark is the best comment on this consensus.