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The National Retail Federation ( NRF ), world ’ s largest retail trade association , released a statement regarding the Trump administration ’ s plan to move forward with additional tariffs on Chinese goods .
President Donald Trump recently declared that US trade Representative would begin to impose 10 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods ranging from food to fabrics to industrial chemicals . The imposed tariffs would ultimately harm the US businesses and consumers by raising the prices on imported goods from China . Whenever a trade war escalates , the risk to US consumers grows . With the implementation of latest tariffs , many hardworking Americans
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will start thinking about their high shopping bills along with stretched budgets . Also , thousands of businesses have been testified and explained to the administration since tariffs are a tax on American families . Many Americans have been impacted but still the administration continues to implement the harmful tariff policies that threaten to weaken the US economy .
NRF and more than 100 organisations have recently launched a multi-industry coalition , ‘ Americans for Free Trade ’ which is intended to oppose tariffs and highlight the benefits of the international trade to the US Economy . Moreover , the new coalition is also coordinating
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with the farmers for free trade in a multi-million-dollar national campaign known as ‘ Tariffs Hurt the Heartland ’. The campaign ’ s prior focus is on telling the stories of the American businesses , |
farmers , workers , and families affected by tariffs through townhall style , grassroots outreach to Congress and the administration , social media , rapid response , and digital advertising . |