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In relative terms, the effective tariff rate on Americans, the tariff revenue collected as a percentage of imports, more than tripled in April 2025, when it shot up from 2.4% to 10% and then higher to 11.8% in November before falling back to slightly under 10% in December.<\/p>\n
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In short, nearly all facets of the New York economy have been negatively impacted by the Trump tariffs,\u00a0DiNapoli\u2019s report found, especially in regions like the North Country that rely heavily on Canadian trade and tourism for their livelihoods. Those North Country counties voted overwhelmingly for Trump in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n
\u201cFederal policies are driving foreign travelers away and taking billions in tourism spending and harming our economy as exports substantially decline,\u201d DiNapoli, a Democrat, said. \u201cNew York is a top destination for tourists to the U.S., and policies that welcome and encourage international travel are needed to avoid damaging economic consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was more troubling economic data included in DiNapoli\u2019s report: During 2025, visits to both state and national parks in New York state dropped overall. Those visits are usually fueled in part by international visitors and Canadians.<\/p>\n
There were 2.3 million fewer visitors to state parks in 2025, the comptroller\u2019s report found. And there was an 18 percent drop in visits to national parks in New York state, although visits to\u00a0Saratoga National Historical Park were up by 2,000 visitors in 2025. Visits to the iconic Statue of Liberty were down 4.6 percent, or 183,000 visitors, compared to 2024.<\/p>\n
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The Times Union had sought comment on DiNapoli\u2019s report from the U.S. Commerce Department.<\/p>\n
The Times Union called the White House for comment. After the White House switchboard patched a reporter through to the press office, no one answered the phone.<\/p>\n
Trump, a Republican, has argued his tariffs will protect American workers and reduce the trade deficit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On a local level, there does seem to be some optimism, especially in Clinton County, where Plattsburgh is located and home to the North Country Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n
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Garry Douglas, the chamber\u2019s president and CEO, has a deep understanding of the local economy and how Canadians and Americans on both sides of the border share unique economic and cultural bonds that go far beyond national borders.<\/p>\n
Plattsburgh is considered a virtual suburb of Montreal to those in the area, having been founded by the same French and Irish immigrants who settled in Quebec as well, Douglas points out.<\/p>\n
That has actually given the North Country and places like Plattsburgh a leg up in trying to repair the damage the tariffs have done to cross-border trade. Douglas says the drop in tourism has more to do with Trump\u2019s insults of the Canadian people and their independence as a nation. Douglas notes that Canadians joined the Union Army during the Civil War, fought alongside Americans during the Normandy invasion and have helped their New York friends and relatives during difficult times for decades.<\/p>\n
The president infuriated Canadians by suggesting America should annex the country and make it the 51st state.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s important to understand that the anger has less to do with continuing tariff threats, though that uncertainty is stalling many investments here that otherwise would have occurred, and more to do with comments about their sovereignty, seemingly belying their uniquely special support for Americans repeatedly for over 150 years,\u201d Douglas\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
Douglas added that while Canadian travel into the North Country was down 30 percent through October of 2025, it\u00a0actually reversed course during the November and December holiday shopping period and was up 8 percent over 2024 for those two months as Canadians shopped for holiday deals.<\/p>\n
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