TAXING OXYGEN?

It could happen as Trump threatens even more wide-ranging tariffs on China

Breathing might get more expensive if the U.S.-China trade dispute continues to escalate.

Playing baseball could get costlier, as well.

Staying dry in a storm would hit the pocketbook harder, too.

Oxygen, baseball gloves and raincoats are three of the thousands of Chinese goods that would be subject to new tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump as the clash intensifies.

The wide-ranging list of targeted products amounts to about $200 billion in goods sold to Americans every year, representing about 40 percent of total U.S. imports from China.

Trump is threatening 10 percent tariffs on this round of goods. The administration already has imposed 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports, prompting blow-for-blow retaliation from the Chinese government.

Tariffs are effectively a tax on imports. They often result in increased prices as businesses pass along extra costs to their customers.

Trump accuses China of unfair trade practices, such as subsidizing certain industries and ripping off American intellectual property. China says Trump is flouting established world trade rules and that it must protect its own economy.