Trump has touted the $125 billion in revenue his already-existent import taxes have brought in, with hundreds of billions more pledged by a handful of nations in the form of investments. Yet it’s come at the cost of slower economic growth and the prospect of already stubborn inflation reheating.

President Donald Trump announced a trade deal July 22 with the Philippines, hours after the leader of the country paid a visit to the Oval Office ahead of an Aug. 1 reciprocal tariffs deadline. The Southeast Asian country would pay a 19% tariff, Trump said.