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Home Depot says suppliers are moving manufacturing out of China to avoid tariffs
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2019-08-20HDHome DepotAlpha Vantage Newstariff_announcement
Event summary
Home Depot's executives stated that their suppliers are actively moving manufacturing out of China to mitigate the impact of rising tariffs. This strategic shift to countries like Taiwan, Vietnam, and Thailand is expected to reduce the tariffs' cost impact on U.S. sales from an projected 2% ($2 billion) to about 1%. The company, which had already lowered its sales outlook for the year, is closely monitoring how these tariffs will affect consumer demand and product pricing.
Attached public signals
earnings-surpriseConfidence: 0.00supply-chain-disruptionConfidence: 0.00tariff-riskConfidence: 0.00trade-war-escalationConfidence: 0.00
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