Copper concerns: Import taxes to affect construction and housing

Trump's tariffs will also affect some copper imports into the United States. The aim is to boost domestic copper production.

But experts say it may lead to big price rises on a range of products. It could also hit home construction which the President wants to stimulate.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports.

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