Montana faces outsized risks from tariffs, economist says
A builder works on a home under construction along Montford Road on Wednesday, July 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Montana is expected to be acutely affected by tariff uncertainty into 2026 with an economic slowdown likely on the horizon, a top state economist reported Thursday.
“Probably the biggest issue with the tariffs right now is this volatility,” Dr. Jeffery Michael, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana, said at the 2025 Midyear Economic Update at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell.
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