President Donald Trump announced that China and US had agreed to pause escalating tariffs for 90 days. Massachusetts has its own imports and exports.

The steep drop in tariff rates on Chinese goods shipped to the United States might have consumers thinking there’s significant relief in sight — at least compared to before. But in practice it might not feel that way.

A recent Walmart earnings report citing tariffs as a potential reason for raising prices promoted President Donald Trump to tell the world's largest retailer to "eat the tariffs."