Discussion Paper
Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs?
Abstract: Over the course of 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increased from 2.6 to 13 percent. In this blog post, we ask how much of the tariffs were paid by the U.S., using import data through November 2025. We find that nearly 90 percent of the tariffs’ economic burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers.
JEL Classification: F1;
https://doi.org/10.59576/lse.20260212
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Part of Series: Liberty Street Economics
Publication Date: 2026-02-12
Number: 20260212