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The heavy toll of Trump’s trade war on America’s small retailers

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74% Informative

In April 2025 , President Donald Trump initiated a series of aggressive trade policies aimed at reducing the US trade deficit and revitalising domestic manufacturing.

The implementation of a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, effective from April 5, 2025 , represented a significant shift in US trade policy.

For small retailers, this translated to immediate increases in the cost of goods sold, as many products were sourced from overseas suppliers.

VR Score

81

Informative language

85

Neutral language

54

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

82

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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