About $300 million in imports to the United States changed country of origin last year—the likely result of volatile tariff policy perpetuated by the Trump administration. Still, even with all the fluctuations in sourcing patterns, U.S. manufacturing output remained essentially flat. At the same time, manufactured goods imports increased from around $2.85 trillion in 2024 to around $2.98 trillion in 2025—a 4.6 percent jump, according to Kearney’s latest Reshoring Index . The primary benefactors of that new business were low-cost Asian countries and regions including China, which collectively saw their imports to the U.S. increase by 6 percent. Apparel and accessories imports from the region totaled $88 billion in 2025. Despite promises that tariffs on these precise trading partners would deter brands from buying and usher in a renaissance for U.S. producers, onshore manufactured goods output (MGO) actually decreased overall by 0.4 percent, or $28 billion.…