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Reason
Eric Boehm

How Tariffs Could Cause Shortages in American Stores

Tariffs make it more expensive to bring goods into the United States, and one of the primary consequences of artificially inflating the cost of imports is that you get less of them.

Possibly a lot less.

American retailers are bracing for supply chain disruptions that could lead to price hikes and shortages as soon as next month—and might continue for a while, even if the Trump administration backs down from its trade war with China.

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