U.S. hikes tariffs on Chinese goods ------------------------------------ President Trump escalated his trade war with China, hiking tariffs to 25% from 10% on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The latest increase extends 25% duties to a total of $250bn of Chinese imports ------------------------------------ Chemicals $21.4bn Transportation $21.7bn Furniture $25.8bn Fabricated metals $26.5bn Clothing $29.8bn Machinery $38.7bn Plastic, leather, rubber goods $40.2bn Manufacturing, misc. $44.0bn Electrical equipment $49.9bn Computers, electronics $186.5bn Other $54.5bn $539bn Record U.S. imports from China in 2018 ------------------------------------ $120.3bn U.S. exports to China in 2018 Electrical equipment $3.4bn Waste, scrap $3.5bn Manufacturing, misc. $3.7bn Farm crops $5.9bn Oil and gas $7.1bn Machinery $11.1bn Chemicals $16.2bn Computers, electronics $17.9bn Transportation $27.8bn Other $23.7bn ------------------------------------ U.S. has imposed tariffs on 47% of Chinese imports More than 5,700 product categories are affected China has imposed tariffs on 91% of U.S. imports ------------------------------------ Sources: Associated Press, U.S. Census Bureau © GRAPHIC NEWS