{
  "id": 4181450,
  "title": "US shoppers told not to panic-buy toilet paper amid tariff row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/us-shoppers-told-not-to-panic-buy-toilet-paper-amid-tariff-row-4181450",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-29T11:03:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/29/us-shoppers-told-not-to-panic-buy-toilet-paper-amid-tariff-row"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US trade association has warned shoppers against panic-buying toilet paper due to an escalating trade dispute with Canada. The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) spokesperson advised consumers that there is no need for panic buying.\n\nCanada has announced retaliatory tariffs on various items, including toilet rolls and paper products used to make them. The tariffs, effective from September 8, range from 25% to 50%. These measures are in response to US punitive tariffs.\n\nThe increased tariffs pose uncertainty and added costs for manufacturers, workers, customers, and communities in both countries. They also risk disrupting cross-border supply chains, which aid mills and manufacturers in investing, competing, and delivering essential products.\n\nIn the US, one roll of toilet paper typically costs around US$1. According to the statistics platform Statista, the average consumption of toilet paper per person in the US was 141 rolls per year in 2018, which is more than any other surveyed country.",
  "summary": "The worsening trade dispute with Canada could drive up prices of toilet paper and other household essentials for US consumers.",
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        "title": "US shoppers told not to panic-buy toilet paper amid tariff row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/us-shoppers-told-not-to-panic-buy-toilet-paper-amid-tariff-row",
        "published": "2026-08-29T11:03:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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