The Trump administration is considering more tariffs on imports from China, as well as on foreign-made cars and auto parts. But while officials consider those new duties, Americans and U.S. businesses are already feeling the impact of earlier tariffs, such as those enacted this spring on imported steel and aluminum. “Scattered across the economy, there’s evidence that the tariffs the U.S. has imposed and the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China and others are biting,” wrote David Wessel, senior fellow at Brookings, in a recent blog post. Here are some of the products already impacted by tariffs or counter-tariffs, as reported across the country by local and national news outlets. Lobster In New England, prices for whole lobsters fell last month to a low around $3.80 a pound down from about $5 two weeks before China’s retaliatory tariffs were implemented, according to the Boston Globe. The import duties on American-caught lobsters sold in China have caused Chinese restaurants and other buyers to look elsewhere for their lobster purchases. That’s led to a glut of lobsters in the U.S., pushing down the per-pound price. A traditional lobster meal includes a 1.25 pound crustacean. In the Florida Keys, lobster prices were
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