The Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard, has warned about the possible consequences that American families would face if a 25% tariff is applied against Mexico. According to Ebrard, millions of families in the United States would have to pay 25% more for products imported from Mexico, resulting in a widespread increase in consumer goods prices, mainly affecting sectors such as automobiles, computers, televisions, and refrigerators.
This measure would have a direct impact on the budgets of American families, with an estimated increase of 7.104 billion dollars in their purchases from Mexico. For example, Mexico is a major exporter of screens and electronic products to the United States, which would affect 32 million families that would have to incur an additional expense of 2.397 billion dollars.
Additionally, food products such as fruits, vegetables, meat, and beer would also be affected by the tariffs, leading to an increase of 10.427 billion dollars in the spending of American consumers and inflationary pressures. On the other hand, the imposition of tariffs would impact the computing industry, affecting 40 million families in the United States.
For her part, the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, stated that she is prepared for any scenario in the face of the threat of tariffs from the United States. Contingency plans have been established, and there is a constant dialogue with the U.S. government to protect Mexico's sovereignty. Furthermore, changes have been implemented in the regulation of access to information and government transparency following the disappearance of the National Institute of Transparency and Access to Information.
