United States for a final assembly, to escape paying tariffs or to obtain a “Made in the USA” label.

Despite import quotas, tariffs, and nontariff barriers, the share of apparel sold in the United States that is
imported rose from about half in 1999 to about three-quarters today. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS), estimated the number of U.S. jobs in textiles and apparel fell 44% from 2007 to 2014, and will

fall by another 25% by 2024. Even more U.S. textile industry jobs would have been lost without tariffs.

However, domestic jobs that are saved by import quotas come at a cost. Because textile and apparel

protectionism adds to the costs of imports, consumers end up paying billions of dollars more for clothing each

year.

When the United States eliminates trade barriers in one area, consumers spend the money they save on that

product elsewhere in the economy. Thus, while eliminating trade barriers in one sector of the economy will
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