Jun 9, 2018

Why trade matters to you

Erica Pandey

Cans of beer. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

You should care about trade debates for one simple reason: they directly affect how much you pay for cool or necessary things.

The spikes:

Cars and trucks could be as much as $400 more expensive, reports Fortune.
Beer and soda could be costlier as brewers deal with pricier aluminum cans.
The same goes for canned soup and beans.

And if the White House's massive list of proposed tariffs on 1,300 Chinese products goes into effect, it could raise prices — in some cases by hundreds of dollars — for ...

Flat-screen TVs, printers, copiers, dishwashers, plows, snow blowers, fire extinguishers, golf carts, medical devices and more.

Go deeper: The winners and losers (mostly losers) in a U.S.-China trade war.

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