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Weatherhead's Mark Schweitzer warns about new U.S. tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports

MEDIA | March 12, 2025
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF

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Spectrum NewsMark Schweitzer, associate professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, warned that new U.S. tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports could drive up grocery prices. “Avocados are a nice example,” he said. “That’s where the tariff is going to be levied.” He also noted that retaliatory tariffs could slow U.S. economic growth.