There commercial war triggered by Donald Trump trigger the alarm dear-price and especially the fans of Apple. With the rates The much beloved smartphone could cost up to 40% In addition and if it is produced in the United Statesas Trump dreams, his price could splash up to 3,500 dollars.
The goal of rates launched by the American president it is precisely to report the long term manufacturing production in United States. A goal, according to economists and observers, difficult to center. «To say that we can only produce it in the United States incredibly underestimated the complexity of the Asian supply chain»He explained Dan Iatstechnological analyst of Wedbush Securities.
The only way to assemble the iPhone in the United States is to reconstruct the supply chain moving the production of some key components in North Americaa difficult company – has highlighted Gary Gereffiemeritus professor of Duke Universitywith the Wall Street Journal – Just remember that when Apple decided to build the Mac pro In the United States, one of the first obstacles encountered was to find a sufficient number of components, including the screws.
Then there would be the problem of staff to train and form in an America that has a “serious lack of manpower And he lost the art of producing on a large scale, “he said Tinglong come on from the John Hopkins Universityunderlining that the first models of a iPhone made in the USA they would probably be low quality.
While waiting for the full effect of dutiesmany consumers have spilled in the shops of Apple To get around the rates. In the last few days, in fact, a Increase in traffic and the question in the points of sale of Cupertinoso much so as to push some observers to talk about ‘Panic-buying‘of iPhone.
In Italy to deal with the possible increases due to counter launched byEuropean Union is the Codacons: if they will be unloaded entirely on final consumerswill bring the price of a Harley Davidson to overcome the 63 thousand eurosif you consider the most expensive motorcycle model on the market, while one Sweet American snack will rise on average of 37 cents euro, a couple of jeans will cost at least 30 euros In addition.
They would save instead Coca Cola And Pepsis which, despite being American, are produced in European establishments and therefore they are not imported from USA.