SMU Survey: Less support seen for Trump tariff policies

Fewer people think President Donald Trump’s trade policies are helping their business. And a majority of our respondents think it’s too early to say whether the tariffs are going to bring more manufacturing to the US, according to SMU’s most recent survey data.

The survey found that about 50% of respondents said Trump’s tariffs were not supporting their operations vs. 45% two weeks earlier. Uncertainty remained the same from two weeks ago, with 36% saying they were unsure.

Stephanie Ritenbaugh

Stephanie Ritenbaugh is a reporter for Steel Market Update. She is an experienced business journalist, holding a variety of positions for trade publications and newspapers, including covering shale development for Gas Business Briefing/Platts and for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She can be reached at stephanie.ritenbaugh@crugroup.com or +1 724-759-7868