Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible push for 100% US-made tech
Summary
Ars Technica reports on the Consumer Technology Association's cost projections for a 100% US-made tech reshoring push. The CTA estimates $185–$230 billion in capex, 555,000–668,000 new jobs, and 19.1–19.5 billion kWh of annual energy to fully reshore 10 common home tech categories by 2031, with price increases of 27–55% on average and smartphones potentially up to 152% more expensive due to tariffs. It also advises an assembly-only approach to curb costs and suggests easing component tariffs with trusted partners to gradually bring supply chains onshore.