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No miracle at midnight on the coming garment tariffs - Comment
2018-07-23 17:49:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
China is the target in the upcoming trade war with the US, and Donald Trump's latest threat to impose tariffs on all US$500bn of imported goods from China will undoubtedly hit garments. But replacing China means replacing 37-42% of all US apparel imports - and its deflationary impact on FOB prices, writes David Birnbaum.
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