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INDUSTRY FOCUS
With Ralph C. Jensen, Editor-in-Chief
The Forecast
is Warm with a
Tariff Approaching
for a moment and talk about the
Iam going to wade into the weeds
current president’s plan to tariff the
global economy. While leveraging
tariffs to achieve parity with unfair
trade practices from other nations is
understandable. Tariff wars, however, are
diffi cult to deescalate and have signifi cant
economic consequences.
The good folks at SIA hit the nail on
the head.
“As SIA reviews these policies, we
maintain our steadfast view that U.S.
trade policy should drive open markets,
competitiveness and innovation and effec-
tively protect intellectual property rights.
Not only is the U.S. one of the largest se-
curity markets, but it also continues to be
an important center for product develop-
ment, intellectual property ownership and
manufacturing for many of our members,
which are dependent on a global supply
chain.”
Exactly what does the security in-
dustry bring to the global table. We all
know that the security industry is grow-
ing rapidly, but the
total impact to the
economy is $431.3
billion. Accord-
ing to SIA, the
security industry
provides 2.1 million
jobs, and a payroll of
$145.5 billion in wages.
This includes supplier and induced eco-
nomic activity.
SIA makes its point noticeably clear,
“Trade policy should accelerate further
growth and contribute to a business
climate that thrives as a result of sound,
clear and predictable trade policy.”
SIA will offer its members analysis of
the tariffs, education in different formats
and access to experts who can share ad-
ditional insight into these policies as soon
as practical. SIA has your back.
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