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Trump threatens a 25% tariff on the iPhone and Apple laptops
- msie 8y agoYeah, but it’s not just about Apple.
- watersb 8y agoMost people do not notice the hit in banning exports to China if soybeans and pork. And the Trump Administration is repaying farmers for at least some of the lost revenue. However, Apple products are mass-market consumer items. I would expect the rage from any significant tariff on iOS devices to cost some measure of those who would otherwise support his presence in the White House.
- product50 8y agoThat table of cost structure of an iPhone seems pretty misleading. If China accounts for $8.46 of cost/iPhone, why not move the manufacturing over to US to counter the tariff challenges? Something seems amiss and is not being illustrated correctly. My guess is that the cost of labor plus the fixed cost of putting up a factory in US is probably the major breaking points.