Commentary: Trump’s trade war will hurt everyone – from factories to online shoppers

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Everyday purchases could soon cost a lot more in the United States than they used to, says this academic.

In the short term, the monthly trade deficit will decline if imports return to normal, which will give Trump a chance to claim the policies are working – even if it’s just a rebound effect.

The 34 per cent new tariff on China will be on top of the 20 per cent tariff previously imposed, bringing the total to 54 per cent. That’s a further aggravation to already fractious relations between the world’s two largest economies.