# Trump finds tamping down costs to be tricky — retained record

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President Trump is reaching deeper into individual markets to try to ease consumer price strains.
Why it matters: The administration is under mounting pressure to deliver relief as affordability becomes a bigger political liability ahead of the midterms.
Driving the news: Trump said Friday that he will temporarily waive tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of additional beef imports for 90 days, a period that would last through the midterms.
By the numbers: Ground beef averaged $6.89 a pound in July, about $3 more than before the pandemic. Prices were up about 10% from a year earlier.
The big picture: Beef shows how difficult it can be to quickly bring down prices when multiple forces are pushing them higher.
Beef is the latest target in interventions aimed at bringing down costs:
The other side: Prescription drugs are a bright spot, with prices dropping at the quickest rate in six decades due to a mix of Trump- and Biden-era policies, as well as market forces.
What to watch: Americans still feel squeezed. Paychecks have failed to outpace inflation for three straight months.
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