China also makes a lot of the things in your living room, but probably not everything. The TV is most likely from Mexico, for instance, and the couch from Vietnam.
This is because since 2018, a curious shift has occurred: Americans began buying more furniture and appliances from countries other than China.
During his first term, Mr. Trump put tariffs on a long list of Chinese products. Some items, like wooden furniture and washing machines, were subject to other protective duties even before that.
The import taxes prompted manufacturers to open new factories in countries like Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand. These places now import record amounts of Chinese components and sell assembled products, like Nintendo gaming consoles, to the United States.
These countries are replacing China as the top supplier for some products. Take vacuum cleaners: Four out of five used to be from China, but Vietnam is now the largest supplier, despite barely making any five years ago.
A few things are still made in large volume in America. A small but significant share of furniture is made domestically, mostly at the higher end. So are the vast majority of mattresses, which are bulky and costly to ship.
