…by altering the terms of #trade between the #UnitedStates & its largest economic partners, the #tariffs will probably rattle #SupplyChains, strain some of the country’s most important diplomatic relationships & add significant #costs for American #consumers & manufacturers.

#Canada, #Mexico & #China are the 3 largest trading partners of the US, accounting for >40% of both US imports & exports last year.

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Moments after #Trump’s #tariffs kicked in, #China’s Ministry of #Finance said that it was imposing tariffs of as much as 15 % on a wide range of #food imports from the #UnitedStates.

The finance ministry imposed 15% tariffs on imports of chicken, wheat, corn & cotton from the US & 10% tariffs on imports of “sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, & dairy products.”

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#Trump’s #tariffs target countries that are major suppliers of a wide range of goods to the #UnitedStates.

For American families, the likely result is higher #prices nearly everywhere they turn — in grocery aisles, at car dealerships, at electronics stores & at the pump.

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