Tariffs Catch-All

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No Christmas presents this year, it's ok, life will be better because of it.

You will learn to suffer...
 
Has anyone noticed any product shortages?

The Target shelf looked like we might be beginning to see a run on paper towels, but it’s not where I normally buy paper towels, so maybe it looks like that regularly.
 
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“Europe Turns Its Back on America”: US Tourism Industry Hit Hard as Boycott Becomes Real and Profits Start to Collapse - Rude Baguette

IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 European travelers are avoiding American destinations, signaling discontent with U.S. policies. 📉 March 2025 saw a 17% decline in European tourists visiting the United States, impacting the economy. 🏨 Travel industry leaders like Accor and Voyageurs du Monde report significant...
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The statistics are undeniable. In March 2025, the number of tourists from Western Europe who spent at least one night in the U.S. dropped by 17% compared to the same period in 2024, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA). This decline is particularly concerning as the tourism industry contributes approximately 2.5% to the U.S. GDP. The decrease isn’t limited to Europeans; overall, the total number of foreign visitors to the United States fell by 12% in March, marking the largest decline since the post-pandemic period of 2021.
 
ChileG said:
I agree. Losing $43M in annual sales and your largest trading partner is no big deal. I’m pretty sure less competition, higher prices, lost jobs, and a contracting economy is exactly what the pro-business Republican Party has always believed in.
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The article doesn't address long term things like the unavoidable time between production and market and the popularity of bourbon worldwide. It's had a tremendous boom worldwide and there's been a huge investment in production and storage. The immediate effects are bad enough but they have to have serious concerns that this is merely a harbinger.
 
1moretimeagain said:
Has anyone noticed any product shortages?

The Target shelf looked like we might be beginning to see a run on paper towels, but it’s not where I normally buy paper towels, so maybe it looks like that regularly.
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Funny you mention that. I went to the Harris Teeter by my house yesterday to get toilet paper and paper towels. They were both in lower-than-normal supply. I didn’t think anything of it at the moment. Just assumed that they needed to restock. But maybe there’s more to it since you noticed something similar somewhere else.
 
finesse said:
The article doesn't address long term things like the unavoidable time between production and market and the popularity of bourbon worldwide. It's had a tremendous boom worldwide and there's been a huge investment in production and storage. The immediate effects are bad enough but they have to have serious concerns that this is merely a harbinger.
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Bourbon sales were down 1.2% in 2023 and 4% in 2024. This decline leads all spirit categories.
 
ZenMode said:
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I keep hearing these stories, but lack empathy. Do these people not realize that they sent someone to the unemployment line, or shuttered a business, when they started manufacturing or sourcing there products from places abroad with cheap labor.
 
ChileG said:
I agree. Losing $43M in annual sales and your largest trading partner is no big deal. I’m pretty sure less competition, higher prices, lost jobs, and a contracting economy is exactly what the pro-business Republican Party has always believed in.
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You’ll need to walk me through how 5ish% of sales represents one’s larger trading partner.
 
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