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Americans Have Paid For 96% of Tariff Costs, Study Finds

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An analysis found that Americans are paying nearly all the cost of President Donald Trump's import taxes, contradicting claims that foreigners are footing the bill.

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  1. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Americans bear almost all the cost of Trump tariffs, study shows (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    President Donald Trump’s duties on imported goods are paid almost entirely by American importers, their domestic customers and ultimately U.S. consumers, a study from a German think tank concluded.

  2. Insider

    US tariffs are paid almost entirely by Americans, a German study finds (opens Insider)

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    US tariffs under Donald Trump have been paid almost entirely by Americans, with foreign exporters paying for only 4%, a German study found.

  3. Breitbart News

    Breitbart Business Digest: Debunking the Myth That Americans Are Paying 96% of Tariffs (opens Breitbart News)

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    Just about the biggest question in trade economics today is who is paying for the tariffs. | Economy

  4. Fortune

    Americans aren’t paying for all of Trump’s tariffs — only 96% of them, study finds (opens Fortune)

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    Despite the Trump administration’s claims, exporters are cutting shipments to the U.S. rather than lowering prices.

  5. Investopedia

    Americans Have Paid For 96% of Tariff Costs, Study Finds (opens Investopedia)

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    An analysis found that Americans are paying nearly all the cost of President Donald Trump's import taxes, contradicting claims that foreigners are footing the bill.

  6. Fox5 Atlanta

    Study finds Americans paying 96% of the cost of U.S. tariffs (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    A new report from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy suggests Americans — not foreign countries — are paying almost the entire cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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