U.S. states at risk from trade war

Steel and aluminium users, farming, electronics and car makers face increased expenses and potential losses of as many as 2.6 million* jobs from President Trump’s Sino-U.S. trade war

U.S.-China trade (goods, year to April 2018) 
$653.97 billion

$132.9bn
$521.0bn

U.S. trade deficit with China: $388.05bn

*U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimate
Agriculture
Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota: In 2017, 60% of U.S. soybean exports – 35 million tonnes worth $14.4bn – went to China. Prices have fallen 8% since tariffs announced
Nebraska, Colorado: China is tenth largest U.S. beef
export market after 15-year ban following mad-cow disease

Chemicals
China is third-biggest export market for U.S. chemicals behind Canada and Mexico, worth $10.6bn

Automotive
Michigan: In 2017 Ford earned $1.5bn and General Motors had revenues of some $56bn from cars built in China

Electronics
California, North Carolina, Oregon: China is top destination for $29.9bn of chips and semiconductors from Qualcomm, Qorvo and Intel

Aviation
Washington: Exports of $41.8bn worth of planes and parts last year Kansas, Maryland: Lesser-known aviation states also at risk

Steel and aluminium
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania: Tariffs have boosted steel prices almost 38% but threaten nearly 470,000 jobs

Sources: Bloomberg, Moody’s Investors Service, U.S. Census Bureau    © GRAPHIC NEWS