If you’re a parent in the U.S. whose children are either back in school or preparing to return, you may have to make some tough financial choices.

Tariffs and resurgent inflation are forcing many to think carefully about the cost of some essential supplies and equipment. Parents further afield are feeling the same effects.

CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reports.

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