Foreign tariffs made U.S. whiskey cheaper... depending on where you live

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A new study finds that one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States. But if you live in whiskey hubs Kentucky or Tennessee, your prices actually went up.

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01A new study finds that one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States.
02But if you live in whiskey hubs Kentucky or Tennessee, your prices actually went up.

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