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Economists: Some companies making changes due to U.S. trade policies

April 29, 2019 at 10:43 AM
A new survey of business economists shows that while a majority of companies have not made any changes in response to trade concerns, goods-producing businesses have had to make significant sourcing and supply-chain adjustments. “In response to trade concerns, panelists from goods-producers all report their firms had made changes in sourcing, supply chains or other practices,” according to a new National Association for Business Economics' survey. “In contrast, about three out of four respondents in other sectors had not made...

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