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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg and Ariana Baio

Trump’s trade war about to cost Americans 1.8% more in the short term, Yale analysis finds

The massive import taxes being imposed on Americans by President Donald Trump will liberate American households from approximately $2,500 that will be cut out from their yearly income as a result of higher prices.

According to a new study from the Yale Budget Lab, the new Trump tariffs combined with existing import taxes will cause consumers to pay an overall effective tariff rate of 18.6 percent, the highest tariff level for U.S. imports since 1933.

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