Philadelphia Inquirer
US · 34 mins ago
From honey to hockey sticks, Trump's trade war with Canada hikes tariffs on a long list of goods
CHICAGO (AP) — Honey. Makeup. Christmas decorations. And hockey sticks.Those are just a few of the hundreds of different Canadian products that President Donald Trump's administration has slapped with a 50% tax to enter the United States. The new tariffs, which kicked in Saturday, are expected to affect about $20 billion in Canadian goods, which represents roughly 5% of the $381.92 billion worth of products that the country sent to the U.S. last year.While that's far from the majority of Canada's exports, 50% is a punishing rate. And households could feel the strain of higher prices the longer this import tax stays in effect — on top of spikes already spanning from previously-imposed levies. That's because tariffs are taxes paid by importers, or businesses that buy products from abroad, an
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