In January 2018, President Donald Trump began to impose a list of tariffs as part of his economic policy to regulate foreign trade markets. What began with tariffs on solar panels and washing machines, extended to steel and aluminum, which created a 'trade war' with the U.S.' strongest trading partners. 

Over 990,000 jobs in Massachusetts are supported by trade and over $2 billion of the state's exports are set to be threatened by the new tariffs. The 'trade war' has injected a level of uncertainty in the economy which impedes investment and future economic growth. Retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. have the ability to affect our livelihoods as a wide range of industries are set to be affected. These industries include:

• Transportation | Retail | Machining | Manufacturing | Clean Energy | Life Sciences |  Construction