{
  "currentRates": [
    { "product": "Steel", "rate": 25, "effectiveDate": "2018-03-23", "expanded": "2025-02-10" },
    { "product": "Aluminum", "rate": 25, "effectiveDate": "2018-03-23", "expanded": "2025-02-10" },
    { "product": "Automobiles", "rate": 25, "effectiveDate": "2025-04-03", "expanded": null },
    { "product": "Auto Parts", "rate": 25, "effectiveDate": "2025-05-03", "expanded": null },
    { "product": "Furniture (Metal/Aluminum)", "rate": 25, "effectiveDate": "2025-02-10", "expanded": null },
    { "product": "Heavy Trucks", "rate": 25, "effectiveDate": "2025-04-03", "expanded": null }
  ],
  "timeline": [
    { "year": 2002, "event": "Bush imposes steel tariffs (8–30%)", "president": "Bush" },
    { "year": 2003, "event": "WTO rules tariffs illegal; Bush lifts them after 21 months", "president": "Bush" },
    { "year": 2018, "event": "Trump invokes Section 232: 25% steel, 10% aluminum", "president": "Trump 1.0" },
    { "year": 2019, "event": "Exemptions granted to select allies (Australia, Brazil, Argentina, South Korea)", "president": "Trump 1.0" },
    { "year": 2022, "event": "Biden converts EU/UK/Japan tariffs to tariff-rate quotas", "president": "Biden" },
    { "year": 2024, "event": "Biden triples 301 tariff on Chinese steel to 25%, keeps 232 in place", "president": "Biden" },
    { "year": 2025, "event": "Trump 2.0 eliminates all 232 exclusions; aluminum raised to 25%", "president": "Trump 2.0" },
    { "year": 2025, "event": "April: 25% tariff on imported automobiles takes effect", "president": "Trump 2.0" },
    { "year": 2025, "event": "May: 25% tariff on auto parts takes effect", "president": "Trump 2.0" }
  ],
  "jobsImpact": {
    "steelJobsProtected": 4300,
    "aluminumJobsProtected": 2100,
    "downstreamJobsLost": 75000,
    "source": "Tax Foundation, Federal Reserve estimates, 2025",
    "costPerJobSaved": 900000,
    "consumerCostAnnual": 72000000000,
    "notes": "Downstream losses include manufacturing, construction, auto, and agriculture sectors"
  },
  "steelPriceIndex": [
    { "year": 2017, "price": 620 },
    { "year": 2018, "price": 860 },
    { "year": 2019, "price": 720 },
    { "year": 2020, "price": 680 },
    { "year": 2021, "price": 1950 },
    { "year": 2022, "price": 1100 },
    { "year": 2023, "price": 780 },
    { "year": 2024, "price": 820 },
    { "year": 2025, "price": 940 }
  ],
  "importsBeforeAfter": {
    "steelImports2017": 34.6,
    "steelImports2024": 25.2,
    "steelImportDeclinePct": 27.2,
    "aluminumImports2017": 6.9,
    "aluminumImports2024": 5.1,
    "unit": "billion USD"
  },
  "autoImpact": {
    "averagePriceIncrease": 6200,
    "vehiclesAffected": "8.3 million imported annually",
    "domesticPriceSpillover": 2800,
    "estimatedRevenueAnnual": 52000000000,
    "source": "Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2025"
  }
}