How will Trump's tariffs impact California?

'California remains open': Newsom moves to defy Trump's tariffs

In response to President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs announcement, the California governor said he was exploring ways to protect his state from cost hikes.

California Governor Dismisses US Tariffs, Looks to Outside Trade Agreements

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered his administration on April 4 to pursue new trade relationships with other countries in the wake of the federal government’s move to enforce trade tariffs. The second-term governor came out swinging against the trade tariffs President Donald Trump implemented on Wednesday. “Trump’s tariffs do not represent all Americans, particularly those that I represent here in the fifth largest economy in the world—the st…

California opposes Trump's punitive tariffs and strives for its own trade relations. The governor promotes international support.

How Donald Trump's tariffs will impact California

After Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement on Wednesday, California is bracing for the impact of the president's new tariffs.

How will Trump's tariffs impact California?

Gov. Newsom's administration is working to figure out just how hard President Trump's tariffs and the retaliation against them could financially hit California.

Here’s how newly imposed tariffs will affect California products

President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs could significantly impact California’s exports, such as automobiles, computer equipment and semiconductors, according to a study from the Public Policy Institute of California. About 16% of California’s GDP in 2024 — $675 billion — came from the trade of physical goods, according to the report. Manufactured goods account for 87% of California’s total exports, valued at $159 billion. The top sectors in…