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Tariffs are among the defining policies of President Donald Trump’s second term. CNN is tracking their impact on the US economy and American consumers.
The United States steel industry has experienced a renaissance in recent years, and it has turned Mississippi County into reportedly the top steel producing county in the country. A
Sometimes there are real calculations behind its tariff rates. But those calculations don’t make sense to economists.
Government data aggregated by the American and Iron and Steel Institute show finished steel imports declined by nearly 17 percent last year compared with the prior year.
Tariffs and labor shortages may soon drive up prices in key categories like home goods and electronics, despite inflation's overall cooling trend.