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Trump’s Goal of Reshoring Comes Up Short After a Year of Tariffs

A new Kearney report shows reviving US factory output could be a long slog
A container ship at the Port of Long Beach in California, on Feb. 20, 2026.Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
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US supply chains are reconfiguring and relying less on China — they’re just not sparking a renaissance in domestic factory production quite yet.

In its annual Reshoring Index set to be released just after 9 a.m. New York time on Wednesday, Chicago-based management consultancy Kearney said the gauge remained in negative territory in 2025 despite a surge of Trump administration tariffs aimed at reviving American assembly lines.