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Trade barriers are usually protectionist; that is, they are erected to protect domestic producers who would not be able to compete successfully with foreign producers in a free market or in free trade.
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Trade barriers to Chinese goods are rising, and its own economy is menaced by deflation, the outgrowth of its rampant production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
Trade barriers among the states were a major impetus for the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
Trade barriers have also worsened food inflation, according to economists.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022
Trade barriers posed a big headache during the COVID-19 pandemic, now in its third year.
From Reuters • May 22, 2022
Trade barriers are not only physical but legal.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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