When asked if the reciprocal tariffs unveiled on April 2 would affect their metal fabricating-related business in 2025, 55% said their operations would be affected “negatively.” However, 18% replied with “no effect,” and 27% said the moves would end up “positively” affecting their business.
In fact, 53% reported that their capital expenditure plans for 2025 remain unchanged, even with the tariffs in place. Another 9% said they actually plan to increase their spending. Thirty-eight percent said they will decrease their investment plans.
The motivation for the support of tariffs appears to be a belief in their ability to reshore manufacturing activity and reestablish the U.S. as a self-sufficient maker of goods, much as it was in the years after World War II. When asked if they saw the tariffs as being good for bolstering U.S. manufacturing in the long term, 45% said “yes,” and 16% said “maybe.” Thirty-nine percent reported “no.”
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