Tariffs Hit Steel and Aluminum Over a Year Ago and They Haven't Boosted Consumer Prices But, But, But, The Fake News Told Us To Worry! Despite many claims that the tariffs would hurt U.S. consumers, they have not. For months, data have defied predictions of tariff-led inflation. And now it is indisuputably clear: the metals and China tariffs have not raised consumer prices. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/05/10/cpi_and_tariffs/