Parents Shopping for Back-to-School Clothing, Shoes This Fall Are in for a Shock From Trump Tariffs

About 97 percent of the clothes and shoes purchased in the United States are imported.

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Clothing is displayed at the Gap corporate office. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts is likely to cost American families significantly more this fall if the tariffs President Trump put on leading exporters take effect as planned, American industry groups are warning.

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