Higher prices hit upstate New Yorkers all year as tariffs and tighter border policies squeezed wallets and tourism, according to the Times Union.
Import taxes pushed up the cost of toys, groceries, and holiday gifts, while stricter border enforcement cut Canadian travel into the Adirondacks and North Country. Business leaders say Canadian car traffic dropped about 30%, hurting tourism-dependent towns.
The North Country Chamber of Commerce says older Canadian visitors stayed away in particular, forcing regions to shift marketing elsewhere. Research groups estimate tariffs added billions to consumer costs nationwide…