Trump’s New Canada Tariffs Could Flush Savings, Send Toilet Paper Prices Higher — Here’s How Much
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Trump's new Canada tariffs could flush savings, send toilet paper prices higher -- here’s how much
When nature calls, cleaning up is poised to get more expensive due to President Trump’s new 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. The levies, which took effect last weekend after trade talks collapsed, could hike toilet-paper makers’ fiber costs by as much as 11% — with the added costs hitting…
After the tariff war began, what American consumers felt most acutely was probably not cars or alcohol, but toilet paper, which they use every day.
The US-Canada trade war is threatening to raise the price of toilet paper for Americans. Last weekend, the Trump administration imposed a 50 percent tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. In response, the Canadian government announced a 25-50 percent tariff on about 900 US products starting September 8. The hardest-hit sector has been paper products. For example, the price of toilet paper and napkins is set to soar. While Americans produ…
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