President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has thrown the global economy into crisis, with the stated goal of bringing manufacturing back to the United States. In addition to global tariffs of 10 percent, the president has imposed a seemingly ever-increasing reciprocal tariff on imported Chinese goods (the White House’s latest figure is 245 percent). Considering how many iPhones are made in China, this could mean a sharp price increase for Apple’s most important product.
Could Apple alleviate tariff pressure by moving production back home? White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently told the press that President Trump believes it is possible.
“He believes we have the labor, we have the workforce, we have the resources to do it,” she said.
But is it really feasible to manufacture an iPhone in the United States? And if Apple were to completely manufacture and assemble the iPhone in the U.S., how much would it cost?
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