https://feeds.newsfilecorp.com/company/12575 Latest news from Midwest Economic Policy Institute, as distributed by TMX Newsfile. en CopyRight (c) 2026, Newsfile Corp. All Rights Reserved. office@newsfilecorp.com (Newsfile Corp.) office@newsfilecorp.com (Newsfile Corp.) Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:04:32 -0400 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/images/newswire/customer-logos/12575.jpg https://feeds.newsfilecorp.com/company/12575 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/306511/Study-Finds-Trump-Tariffs-Raised-Costs-on-Midwest-Families-by-2000-in-2025 Data shows trade levies hitting Midwest harder than nation as a whole--raising prices, shrinking the economy, reducing manufacturing employment, and disproportionately impacting low-income families Countryside, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - July 24, 2026) - Tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration in 2025 raised costs for the average Midwest household by more than $2,000, shrunk the economy by $18 billion, reduced the region's manufacturing employment by more than 41,000, and disproportionately...<img src="https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/306511/156" id="156" width="2" height="2" style="width: 1px; height: 1px;border: 0px solid;" /> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:38:00 -0400 en https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/306511 Data shows trade levies hitting Midwest harder than nation as a whole--raising prices, shrinking the economy, reducing manufacturing employment, and disproportionately impacting low-income families