in their trade war quickly approaching. but the pain of tariffs has so far been invisible to consumers. consumer price index fell slightly in december. the duty hasn t been passed on to consumers if retailers will a absorb some of the added costs, which many did heading into the holiday season. they are waiting to hear how trade talks between u.s. and china go when they meet this week in beijing. president trump has threatened to increase the 10% tariff he placed on $200 billion of chinese goods to 25% if a deal is not reached. if talks go well, they might be lifted altogether. the administration put the highest on imports most live used in the production of other items. the president s tariffs on aluminum and steel began in march, chinese goods in july. china s retaliatory tariffs hurt farmers harder than consumers. farm bankruptcies are the