Mexico said Wednesday the United States will be shooting itself in the foot if President-elect Donald Trump implements his threats to impose 25-percent tariffs on Mexican imports.He said he would charge 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and 10 percent on Chinese goods "above any additional tariffs" on the world's second-biggest economy.

Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday that a 25% across-the-board tariff proposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would lead to the loss of 400,000 jobs in the United States,

Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard called the 25 percent import tariff on Mexico and Canada proposed by President Donald Trump "a shot in the foot."