After nearly a year of threatening to upend global trade, he has announced sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum. What this means is steel made in another country and shipped to the United States will be subject to a 25 percent tax. The top four countries that send steel to the United States are Canada, Brazil, South Korea and Mexico. The top four countries that send aluminum to the United States are Canada, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and China. Steel and aluminum jobs have declined by the thousands in the past decade.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2018 20:15 UTC