Trump 2.0: The First 100 Days | United States
Tariffs Will Spike, then Drift Lower U.S. Effective Tariff Rate on All Goods Imports, %
Impact on CRE
• Tariffs are clearly a big part of the reason we are seeing a spike in uncertainty and market volatility. • The initially announced reciprocal tariffs (April 2) were paused for 90 days on April 9, and tariffs on China were raised to 145%. The net impact was an increase in the overall effective tariff rate. • As of April 24, we estimate the effective tariff rate – think of it as the average tariff rate on all imports into the U.S. – to be around 25%, up from 3% before President Trump was sworn in. • These are only static assumptions, meaning they assume import volumes remain unchanged. Dynamically, we expect imports from China to plummet which will effectively lower the overall tariff rate to around 17.5%. rate will gradually come down as the economic damage mounts and as trade deals are negotiated. • Tariff policy is changing rapidly, and occupiers and investors alike should consider multiple potential scenarios to ensure adequate preparedness. • Our baseline assumes that the effective tariff
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Effective Tariff Rate (C&W Baseline), %
Liberation Day (Apr 2)
25.4
25
90-day pause, China increase to 145% (Apr 9)
20.5
20
Tariffs slowly fall off in 2026 as trade deals are negotiated
17.5
15
July 1 st 2026: USMCA renewal
Effective tariff rate climbs from 1.5% to 3%
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Trump’s second term
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Source: Moody’s Analytics, Cushman & Wakefield Research
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