Half of US consumers expect tariffs to drive recession

Half of US consumers expect tariffs to drive recession
US President Donald Trump's tariffs will be inflationary, many US consumers think. (Image: Getty)
Staff reporters
A clear majority of American consumers expect US President Donald Trump’s tariffs to produce a recession, according to polling by New Zealand-based global polling service Stickybeak.Some 53% of a random sample of 1,000 Americans told the Stickybeak chatbot pollster that they expected the Trump tariffs would produce a recession, 56% expected it to produce an economic slowdown, and 71% expected imported goods to become more expensive for US consumers.Higher inflation was an expectation of 60%. In comparison, close to half – 48% &ndash...

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