Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated
Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.
After trade negotiations broke down between the two countries last weekend, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, vowed to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” and unveiled a list of nearly 900 American goods that will face 25% to 50% tariffs starting on 8 September.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Lauren Aratani in New York.
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