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United States: Any Port in a Storm: USTR to Investigate Chinese Shipbuilding Subsidies

Import and Trade Remedies

The investigation also comes close on the heels of President Biden’s call to increase tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports , where the Chinese government subsidies to its domestic producers is also claimed to come at the expense of American industrial producers.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

Procurement Notes

First , PPI “does not include imports, because imports are by definition not produced by domestic firms.” [10] 10] In contrast, CPI covers the prices consumers pay, irrespective of whether a good or service is imported or domestically produced. Hence, PPI tends to be more germane to Government contractors and subcontractors.