Suppose that the U.S. government imposes a 20% tariff to protect U.S. clothing manufacturers adversely affected by the expiration of the Multifibre Arrangement. Compared with a free-trade situation, the price of clothing in the United States will ______, and U.S. clothing production will ________.

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Imposing a tariff on imported clothing makes these goods more expensive, leading to higher prices for clothing in the United States. Additionally, by making imported clothing more expensive, the tariff encourages consumers to buy domestically produced clothing, thus increasing U.S. clothing production.

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