Higher Tariff Costs Are Choking Investment Plans

[mendez]

The survey found that 65% of respondents experienced at least a 10–15% increase in supply chain costs, with more than a third seeing even steeper jumps. These increases are forcing companies into short-term survival mode, reducing capital available for investment and shrinking planning horizons.

Even if the Supreme Court of the United States ultimately rules some tariffs illegal, businesses say refunds won’t undo the damage. Lost productivity, delayed decisions, and administrative burdens tied to compliance have already reshaped budgets and strategies in ways that can’t easily be reversed.

[johnblockbuster]

even if courts roll this back, the damage is already baked in tbh