U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Retaliatory tariffs costing Indiana $1.1 billion

A U.S. Chamber of Commerce study found tariffs threaten $1.1 billion in Indiana exports, including $82 million in cold-rolled steel to Canada, $73 million in zinc-plated steel to Canada, and $51 million in yachts to Canada.

In all, Canadian tariffs are targeting $648 million worth of Indiana exports. Duties also have been slapped $185 million worth of Hoosier exports to China, $151 million to Mexico and $73 million to Europe. 

Retaliatory tariffs also raise the cost of $4.3 billion worth of exports from neighboring Illinois, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates.

“The administration is right to hold China accountable, but a trade war risks taking the starch out of the U.S. economy, which runs on pro-growth policies that grow paychecks and create new jobs," U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas Donohue said in a press release. "That’s not what tariffs deliver. American consumers are already paying the costs of tariffs, and those costs will nearly double if an additional $200 billion in new tariffs are imposed. There are other ways to truly achieve free and fair trade with China. As the U.S. and China take their seats at the negotiating table, it’s critical they focus on finding those solutions to address China’s unfair trade practices for the long term.”