The glee with which his detractors blamed President Donald Trump's tariffs and other policies for increased business and energy costs during the past year might have been premature.
A study released this month by the New York Fed's Liberty Street Economics shows that while tariffs have been a factor, firms reported that the sharpest cost increases over the past year were for employee health insurance, utilities, and business insurance.
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