Well, lucky for us we've seen multiple, broader tariff studies, all concurring in their conclusions:
https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-is...
https://www.nber.org/papers/w34620
https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/americas-own-goal-w...
This one has even more egregious findings:
> Pass-through at the border is incomplete, yet consumers paid more than the tariff revenue collected.
Wonder how many other industries used tariffs as an excuse to further juice their profits. (Edit - turns out this study is looking at pre-2021 data, so we don't even know what they've done this time!)
This doesn't increase their profits because, consistent with economics, increasing prices reduces quantity. Profit depends on the amount you sell, not just the price.