‘The consequences of today’s escalation in this destructive tariff war will not be contained to Canada, as much as the U.S. administration would like to pretend,’ said Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Their new analysis released Thursday (The analysis was conducted before Trump’s announcement that he was placing additional 25% tariffs on imported autos and parts starting on April 3.) details the 41 U.S. metro area U.S. cities most dependent on exports to Canada and they are largely in the states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House – a sign of the possible political risk he’s taking with his tariff plans.
Top 10 U.S. Cities With Largest Share Of Exports to Canada As A Share Of That Metro’s GDP
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan: 5.4%
- Laredo, Texas: 5.4%
- Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky: 3.8%
- Wichita, Kansas: 3.8%
- Brownsville-Harlingten, Texas: 3.6%
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas; 3.4%
- El Paso, Texas: 2.7%
- Cincinnati, Ohio: 2.6%
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas: 2.6%
- Kansas City, Missouri–Kansas: 2.1%
- U.S. Average: 1.3%
Of the 41 U.S. metro area U.S. cities most dependent on exports to Canada 66% belong to states that helped return Donald Trump to the White House – a sign of the possible political risk he’s taking with his tariff plans.
- Trump’s wins in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were crucial for his overall victory in last November’s presidential election.
- Nearly half of what San Antonio exports, with its aerospace, auto and energy sectors, goes to Canada.
- About 40 percent of what the auto-driven Detroit area exports also goes to Canada.
- Kansas City, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; and Cleveland and all of those states aside from Illinois backed Trump in the last election.
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- These 23 U.S. States Will Be Severely Impacted By Canada’s 25% Retaliatory Tariffs! Here’s Why
- Canada is the top import partner for 23 U.S. states (see list here) and these states will be the hardest hit as the increased cost of the Canadian imports will result in the imported goods going up in price to the extent that the 25% duties are not absorbed by the importer. So much for Donnie’s campaign promise that, if elected, he would reduce the price of groceries, in particular, and the cost of living for the average American, in general!
- Canadians consider themselves to be at war with the U.S. – economically speaking – and are standing up for Canada. “Buy Canadian” has become the mantra and that is just the beginning if the U.S. administration does not back down from being a bully and continues to apply unjustified tariffs on Canada.
