How Trump’s tariffs could mean rising costs for families, strain for states
- Written by Bedassa Tadesse, Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
A worker at a steel company in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on Feb. 11, 2025. Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP via Getty ImagesGet ready to pay more for avocados, maple syrup and – well – almost everything.
The U.S. officially imposed new 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on March 4, 2025, following through on a long-delayed pledge from...







