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Trump tariffs could make Americans pay $123B more annually for 10 common gadgets | Average US price of smartphones, game consoles, and laptops may soon exceed $1,000.
Average US price of smartphones, game consoles, and laptops may soon exceed $1,000.
For those talks to go smoothly, China's Ministry of Commerce told reporters Wednesday, the US must "demonstrate sincerity" and come ready to "correct its wrongdoings," including facing "the severe negative impacts of its unilateral tariff measures on itself and the world." And an estimated 11 percent increase on imports of non-exempt China-made TVs—which only account for a small share of total US TV imports—could significantly hurt the US economy by "forcing consumers to pay $1.9 billion more than they otherwise would for the televisions they continue to buy," the CTA forecasted. And although trade talks could dramatically shift global markets again, the CTA warned that "ongoing reviews of semiconductors and downstream products in the electronics supply chain, copper, lumber, critical minerals, and other materials" could potentially add to cost pressures and trigger even more price hikes for Americans.
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