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Trump threatens wide-ranging tariffs

Dispute with Chinese could increase some U.S. prices, including for oxygen

- Nathan Bomey

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 has already 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.

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