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After a dramatic week, is Trump any closer to his trade goals?

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Trump announced a massive tariff plan last week that would have upended the global economic order.

But that plan - or at least a significant part of is - on ice after the president suspended higher tariffs on most countries for 90 days .

With this partial reversal, is Trump any closer to realising his goals on trade? Here's a quick look at five of his key ambitions and where they now stand.

The consensus among economists is that new tariffs will drive up consumer prices, as tariffs are tacked on to the price of imports and, eventually, when there is less competition for US -made products.

The Tax Foundation estimated that a 10% universal tariff would increase costs for American households by an average of $ 1,253 in its first year .

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