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But now, US President Donald Trump’s latest dose of import tariffs could push the world into a full-blown trade war, undoing much of that progress.
Diplomats in Vietnam were using their tax-free status to import vehicles on behalf of wealthy Vietnamese buyers, or selling their license plates at the end of their postings.
The government also eschewed both advice and financing from the IMF, instead balancing its foreign-exchange flows by mandating the biggest import contraction in Latin America’s history.
Or at least it was until March 1, 2018, the day Trump signaled his intention to impose across-the-board import tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum.
In the early 1980's, much of Latin America was in serious economic trouble--triple-digit inflation, huge fiscal deficits, and negative growth rates--after decades of following a macroeconomic policy that emphasized import substitution.
We pay $100 million a year to import rice we do not grow.
But when a country becomes more productive and increases its exports, it acquires the means to import more, so other countries’ exports rise.
Starting in 1990, the US began to import more and more capital, particularly from Asia.
The possibility of higher import prices and potential spillover effects on underlying inflation would hit middle-class US workers, who have faced more than three decades of real wage stagnation, especially hard.
Lacking in saving and wanting to consume and grow, the US must import surplus saving from abroad to close the gap, forcing it to run massive current-account and trade deficits with countries like China to attract the foreign capital.
This has created an environment of fear in which governments are unwilling to import and doctors do not prescribe legitimate medications, owing to the widespread concern that some could be diverted and they could be perceived and prosecuted as drug dealers.
This can put them at a cost disadvantage if they are competing with companies in other industrial countries that can import the same inputs for less, or with companies in countries where unskilled labor is cheaper.
On the other hand, when US firms can import low-skill inputs for less than it would cost to produce those inputs themselves, they can reduce the price of their final product.
Import competition and preferential trade arrangements such as the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement share the brunt of the blame these days.
The conventional wisdom is that Russian industrial growth is only an effect of high oil prices and import substitution, facilitated by a great devaluation of the ruble.
And only then could the US stem the rising tide of import penetration by foreign producers.
The “new normal” that has emerged from the global financial crisis, characterized by sluggish GDP growth and diminished import demand in the West, makes reform even more urgent.
The biggest impact initially came from sharply rising oil prices and later from a rapidly weakening exchange rate, which led to a sharp rise in import prices.
And, of course, if the US were to raise its import tariffs sharply, a large part of the costs would be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
Whether the issue is import taxes or the future of Western sanctions against Russia, it is helpful to remember the simple fact that Europe remains America’s most important market.
It turned out that there was enormous excess capacity, and import substitution soon began, even in the midst of financial turmoil.
The yen’s weakening will mean higher import costs, and therefore a higher rate of inflation.
In order to keep growing, the US must import surplus saving from abroad.
But there is a critical twist: To import foreign saving, the US must run a massive international balance-of-payments deficit.
The resulting increase in import prices would be an effective tax hike on the American middle class.
The ensuing exchange-rate devaluation would immediately lower the price of Portugal’s exports, raise its import prices, stimulate the economy, and bring about much-needed growth.
This followed a UN Security Council resolution that condemned North Korea’s missile launches of July 5, demanded that it return to the negotiating table, and required UN members to prevent the import and export of any material or money related to North Korea’s missile or unconventional weapons programs.
China is brutally ordered – outside any multilateral framework – to import more, export less, cut subsidies, refrain from purchasing US tech companies, and respect intellectual property rights.
Since taking office, he has been true to his word, withdrawing from one international agreement after another and imposing import tariffs on friends and adversaries alike.
China’s monetary policy has come to the fore now that US President Donald Trump has imposed import tariffs on a range of Chinese goods.
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