According to statistics from the Brookings Institute and Census Bureau data, many states will be impacted especially in the center of the United States. [1,2]
The states that rely most on steel and aluminum imports as a share of their total import base cut an interesting economic geography. In Missouri, Louisiana, Connecticut, and Maryland, aluminum and steel imports account for at least 5 percent of total state imports, double the share of the nation’s 2 percent total. [2]
References:
- Statista, March 12, 2018, Miall McCarthy – The U.S. States Most Reliant On Steel Imports
- Brookings Institute, March 6, 2018, Max Bouchet and Joseph Parilla – How Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs could affect state economioes
