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Higher tariffs on consumer goods resonate at a Texas Walmart

On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled a proposal for even higher tariffs on many consumer goods imported from China. We went to a shopping center in Austin, Texas, to find out what buyers of those goods thought about the plan. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

A customer carries merchandise through a Walmart Supercenter.
A customer carries merchandise through a Walmart Supercenter.
Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images

On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled a proposal for even higher tariffs on many consumer goods imported from China. We went to a shopping center in Austin, Texas, to find out what buyers of those goods thought about the plan.

Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

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