Just How Much Does Philly Trade With Mexico? - Philly Mag

​In this Philadelphia magazine business feature World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia President Conlin hints at the possible impact of a change in trade policy with Mexico. Mexico was Philadelphia’s third-biggest export market in 2015.

Just How Much Does Philly Trade With Mexico?
The region will be a big loser if a trade war with Mexico breaks out.
Fabiola Cineas  |  Philadelphia Magazine
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It’s not far-fetched to say that the U.S. may soon wage a trade war with Mexico. When President Trump made his way to Philly for the Republican retreat last month, news broke that the administration was considering, among other ideas, a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico to pay for a border wall that could cost as much as $15 billion.

The economic fallout would be huge for the Greater Philadelphia region, Linda Conlin, president of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) told Philadelphia magazine.
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“If you put a tax on imports, you’re going to be affecting consumer prices in the United States for Mexican goods,” she said. With such a tariff, we can expect Mexico...

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