Sentences with phrase «high tariffs at»

High tariffs at the American border had meant that farmers were forced to sell their agricultural products at lower prices, and buy farm implements at higher prices.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Currently, tariffs on imports depend on the product — not the company's country of origin — with the highest at 45 percent for certain kinds of heavy motor vehicles.

Even with the tariff, U.S. ethanol exports hit a record high in February, thanks largely to rising Brazilian demand as higher gasoline prices and low international sugar prices made ethanol more competitive at the pump.

Ted Mallett, VP and chief economist at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, says the difference for common household goods like detergent and diapers is largely due to the fact that retailers need higher margins in the smaller Canadian market; there are no tariffs on most items like these.

And even though supply management wasn't mentioned specifically, Trump clearly wants to break down the import tariffs that allow Canada's producers of dairy, poultry and eggs to sell at higher prices.

A source familiar with the international 11th - hour scramble to stop the tariffs likened it to a high - stakes reality - show content, with a drama - courting U.S. president at the centre of the production: «(It's a) last - episode - of - «The - Apprentice» kind of thing.»

«A lot of companies are going to have a harder time navigating these rules, tariffs are clearly going to be higher, and E.U. countries at the end of the day are the most important partners in trade that the U.K. has.»

«A lot of companies are going to have a harder time navigating these rules, tariffs are clearly going to be higher, and E.U. countries at the end of the day are the most important partners in trade that the U.K. has,» notes Ian Bremmer, the founder and president of consulting firm Eurasia Group, in a previous interview with Inc. «In the near - term, this is going to hurt,» he said.

At the same time, Trump also announced higher tariffs on imported washing machines, a blow to big South Korean manufacturers such as LG Electronics and Samsung (SSNLF).

NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum from China are leading to higher costs for major U.S. manufacturers and causing concerns at other companies, according to executives who spoke to investors in recent days.

A list issued Tuesday by the U.S of products subject to tariff hikes included aerospace, telecoms and machinery, striking at high - tech industries seen by China's leaders as the key to its economic future.

«Given that home builders are already grappling with 20 percent tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber and that the price of lumber and other key building materials are near record highs, this announcement by the president could not have come at a worse time.

«If there is follow - through on both sides to go ahead with higher tariffs, clearly there will be negative implications everywhere,» said Jennifer Lee, a senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.

The government took a stab at cross-border price differences in the 2013 budget when it eliminated tariffs on baby clothing and sports equipment — rates as high as 18 per cent for skates — to try to narrow the gap.

During the middle of the 18th Century and well into the beginning of the 19th Century India produced far more textiles — and usually much cheaper and of better quality — than did England, but a number of measures aimed at undermining Indian textile producers and protecting British textile producers (tariffs that almost always exceeded 50 %, for example, and by 1813 were as high as 85 %) meant that at some point in the first half of the 19th Century the British textile industry had become the most efficient in the world and was able largely to eliminate the Indian textile industry from global competition.

Tariff shifting allows North America to retain higher - paying, higher - technology jobs and benefit from raw materials at the best price globally.

Right now, the two main options the administration is considering are across - the - board tariffs that would tax all steel coming into the US at prohibitively high rates, and quotas that would allow at least some steel to be imported from countries each year until they cross a certain threshold, after which tariffs are induced.

The Commerce Department has imposed tariffs averaging 20 % on Canadian lumber shipments into the U.S. NAHB believes the tariffs are harming housing affordability, home builders and consumers by artificially inflating lumber prices, which are running at an all - time high.

For example, tariffs on agricultural imports during the Great Depression, which were designed to support American farmers, led to higher food prices at a time when people were struggling financially.

BEIJING — The Chinese government hit back Monday at President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum by acting on a threat to put tariffs as high as 25 percent on imports of 128 American - made products, including pork and seamless steel pipes.

«In the next three years, our goal for Carlo Rossi is to reach annual sales of 1 million cases and reclaim our title as the No. 1 imported wine brand in mainland China,» declared Tao Xin, E&J Gallo's China general manager, at a launch event on 11 April, undettered by the fact that all American wines coming to China from now are subject to higher import tariffs.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs website, Australia can export up to about 7500 tons of high - quality beef, and 42,000 tons of grain fed beef and 20,000 tons of sheep meat to the EU at low tariffs under this deal.

Tools at its disposal include imposing the highest allowable tariffs, tightening deadlines for lodging documents and toughening rules on «circumvention» — tweaking products to escape anti-dumping tariffs.

Charts showing both the rising rate of obesity and the growing quantity of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the food stream demonstrate a startling fact: The obesity epidemic started at the same time as the introduction as HFCS into the U.S. around 1975, at about the same time as sugar tariffs and quotas made imported sugar very expensive.

Inflation, which remains still high at 19.2 percent in March 2016, is being affected by the increase in utility tariffs, energy sector levies and transportation costs, but core inflation has started to decline in recent months.»

At Bimbilla, Dr. Nduom told the crowd that they voted for President Mahama in 2012 yet got poor roads, high electricity tariffs and high unemployment in return.

To give an example, the average duty on meat imports could be as high as 27 per cent, while clothing and footwear would attract tariffs of 11 - 16 per cent, whereas at the moment there is a zero - rating for all EU imports.

At fault, Trump claimed, were the state's high taxes and unscrupulous manufacturers that have offshored factories in Mexico and China — manufacturers that he again claimed would have to eat a 35 percent tariff that he would somehow get Congress to pass if elected.

«Scandals and perceived corruption in governance and the society generally, socio - economic hardships such as unstable currency, unstable power supplies — undermining both industrial and domestic ventures — executive bureaucratic delays in the public sector, especially at the ports, many industrial actions, protest demonstrations throughout the economy, sudden and high tariff increases for utilities, and ever - bloating national debt stock, have hall - marked the out - going year,» he observed.

At the same time, he added, the government's feed - in tariff, the costs of which are shared by the government and electricity customers, has resulted in «more and more consumers hav [ing] to pay higher electricity charges to utilities.»

«For example, of the proportion accepted to higher - tariff universities, about 44 per cent of those with BBB in their A-levels got a place at higher - tariff institutions, compared to just 20 per cent in 2011.»

Proportion of respondents placed at higher tariff universities by the age they felt sure that they would apply to HE (Q1 — least advantaged; Q5 — most advantaged): 6,500 people told UCAS why they didn't apply to the «higher tariff» group of universities Nearly half (49 %) thought the entry requirements to these universities were too high — more would have applied if they had known they had a chance of getting in.

It all comes at a price: roughly $ 8000 more than comparably equipped 5 - series sedans and about ten grand more than the X5, such that the 535i GT will likely start in the high $ 50,000 s and the 550i GT in the high $ 60,000 s. Given those tariffs, it's hard to say whether the 5 - series GT will find much of an audience here in America, where BMW finds only a few hundred buyers each year for the 5 - series wagon and where other premium - priced, unconventional utility vehicles, such as the Mercedes - Benz R - Class, have bombed.

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And this summer, the Parliamentary General Assembly is expected pass an amendment to the Renewable Energy Resources Law 4628 that will set a feed - in - tariff for renewable energy, essentially an agreement to buy green power at higher than market rates for a set period of time to give the industry a boost.

Ethanol subsidies once included a high tariff and generous tax credits, both of which expired at the end of 2011.

Previously signed PPAs that are scrapped by developers could attract a fine of 50 % of the agreed tariff as India looks to halt the practice of reneging on contracts signed at higher prices.

Friends of the Earth felt that the «degression for solar PV is quite aggressive» at 7 % per year, (much higher than in Germany) and that since the bonus payment for export to the grid will fluctuate with the «market price», it will be discounted by banks providing debt for projects financed under the feed - in tariff.

I am however prepared to make an award of costs significantly higher than the tariff to send a strong message to the mother that her disregard for the rules of court and the meticulous timelines set out at the case management conferences and her unilateral decision to fail to appear at the March 1, 2013 Hearing are totally unacceptable.

The Court subsequently awarded the former employee double costs of trial at Scale C (the highest tariff level): Canuck Security Services Ltd. v. Gill, 2015 BCSC 43.

McKinney pointed out that tariffs are not a good thing if India wanted to get into free trade and if it wanted highest quality and at lowest cost.

There are a number of reasons for this, including how the push towards better smartphone specifications is lost on many customers, who instead see a higher price for a tariff in 2015 compared with 2013 but a device that appears to do largely the same thing, or even worse for the manufacturers, a cheaper, mid-range device offering a similar specification to their 2013 flagship device but at significantly reduced cost.

«In 2013, electricity tariff was high at RMB 0.70 ($ 0.10) to RMB 0.80 ($ 0.12) per unit, but at the same time, Bitcoin price was also high, around RMB 8,000 ($ 1,196).

At its worst, the imposition of tariffs on U.S. imports could lead to tariffs on U.S. exports, higher import prices, and greater pressure on inflation as well as smaller markets for U.S. exporters.