Raw LLM Responses

I work in logistics and supply chain analysis. Between this and brexit things are pretty all over the shop at the moment. Let me lay it out in dot points for you: * Like you said, products will become costlier but for more than 1 reason and the reasons all tie together * This is mainly because most things imported will have a % tariff on it that will either eat into margins or be passed onto consumers. My guess is that it will be passed onto consumers as it is so publically reported on that sellers can do this and say "hey its the tariffs fault not mine, i'm also the victim". * American made will also increase in price as demand increases across the board. American made also doesnt mean 100% American supplied. Imported components will have tariffs on them making the end product more expensive * Shipping lanes are thier own scale economies. * The number of ships running between China and the US, for example, is massive! Any reduction in the demand for shipping space will mean a reactionary drop in the supply of shipping space in that tradelane. Initially, the cost of freight will drop while there is still supply and a drop in demand, but that saving wont be passed onto consumers as it is a "cost" so reduction in cost means increased profit. Eventually the shipping lines will reposition thier ships for more profitable routes, leaving a much smaller supply channel. This drives demand and prices back up to equilibrium. The kicker will come if the tariffs get taken down again and the demand for shipping goes back up but the supply isnt there. Big freight prices will follow until the shipping line repositions its assets to widen the trade lane. * Less imported goods means fewer available empty containers for the export leg. Meaning exporters will likely have to subsidise the importation of empty containers (probably paying a container repositioning fee) * This is the opposite issue we have in Australia. Its largest export by TEU (Twenty Equivelan