Kanada och Mexikos tillväxtprognoser skurna av OECD

US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade tariffs will hit world growth and raise inflation, the OECD has predicted in its latest forecast.Canada and Mexico are forecast to see the biggest impact as they have had the harshest tariffs imposed on them, but US growth is also expected to be hit.The OECD has more than halved its growth outlook for Canada for this year and next, while it expects Mexico to be pushed into a recession.Trump has imposed 25% tullar på all stål- och aluminiumimport. USA har också infört 25% tullar på annan import från Mexiko och Kanada – med vissa undantag – och en 20% avgift på kinesiska varor. OECD förväntar sig att Kanadas tillväxttakt kommer att sakta till 0,7% i år och i 2026, jämfört med dess tidigare prognos på 2% för båda åren. expected.Growth in the US has also been downgraded, with growth of 2.2% expected this year and 1.6% in 2025, down from previous forecasts of 2.4% and 2.1%.The OECD said that for the world economy, growth would slow from 3.2% in 2024 to 3.1% in 2025, largely as a result of the trade tensions.It added that growth in China, the world’s second biggest economy, is projected to slow from 4.8% in 2024 till 4,4% 2026.