How are business owners and customers in San Angelo handling the tariffs’ impacts?
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Despite the 25% tariffs on most Mexican and Canadian imports being paused the 10-20% tariffs on China remain in effect. And that’s causing concern among business owners and consumers alike across the United States, including here in West Texas.
Seventy-nine percent of all toys are manufactured in China and with the recently enacted tariffs, shoppers like Alejandra Velado, are expecting quite the sticker shock.
“Especially because , like with Christmas shopping and stuff like that, so many people are going to, like, so many stores, buying toys and stuff like that so yeah I think it’ll like, throw some people off,” she said.
But that’s already the case for stores, like San Angelo’s Pixel Junkie, specializing in electronics and other pop culture items.
“We’ve already gotten contact from a couple of our distributors, …