Trade war and you: tariffs will cost Americans $1,000 a year, report warns
Story Date: 8/22/2019

 

Source: Matt Egan, WRAL TECHWIRE, 8/21/19


President Donald Trump and his advisers insist their trade war with China won’t hurt American consumers. But analysts say otherwise. The tariffs Trump has already imposed on China are estimated to cost the average American household $600 per year, according to a report by JPMorgan Chase. That will rise to $1,000 if Trump carries through on his plan to levy tariffs on another $300 billion of US imports from China, the bank added.

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