The United States could impose nearly 40% tariffs on imports from China early next year, a Reuters poll of economists showed, potentially slicing growth in the world's second-biggest economy by up to 1 percentage point.

The U.S. could impose nearly 40% tariffs on imports from China early next year. That's according to a Reuters poll of economists taken over the last week.

Trump's proposed China tariffs could have a big impact on the country's economic growth, but economists don't think he will impose the oft-repeated 60% figure.