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Economics' Sue Helper comments on President Trump’s proposed apparel manufacturing tariffs

MEDIA | April 28, 2025
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF


Marketplace, American Public MediaSue Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics, noted that President Trump’s proposed tariffs aim to bring apparel manufacturing back to the U.S., but tariffs alone won’t do it. Rebuilding the industry requires major investment in supply chains, not just factories, she said.