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White house has been to come with their own tariffs, 10% to 25% we see floating out there. how patient with the american public have to be for that to actually take hold, those farmers, people in harm's way potentially? >> there were a lot of economists who say one of our great advantages in the u.s. and our economy is that we are a consumer driven culture. sometimes it has a downside that what we spend is two-thirds of our gdp, so i'm not going to say that we are economically isolated because we are not that we consume about 80% of what we produce. so in some ways when you hear people say chi...

Tariffs. very specific industries are affected. that is a direct response to steel and aluminum tariffs which are big ingredients in motorcycles. >> shepard: i mentioned the reports out of beijing. bloomberg, for one. maybe the chinese not so sure they can withstand the attack. >> there's signs of slowing. we're not talking about a complete drop-off. maybe a 1/4 of a percentage point of gdp. so it does seem as if their economy is slowing. what is more to the point that in the u.s., we're a consumer driven economy. what we buy, what we want, 2/3s of gdp, 2/3s of the economic growth. china does ...

Food. yes, i did try the fish head. i also tried the american-style fast food complete with pretty familiar packaging. it doesn't get more american than french fries and milkshakes. even the color scheme. it's actually good. after lunch, more shopping. all the art in north korea is state-sanctioned, which means a lot of landscapes and plenty of siberian tigers, considered an unofficial national symbol. pyongyang has a growing consumer class, and for them living standards are improving under kim jong-un. the north korean economy grew by almost 4% in 2016 according to south korean central bank e...

After lunch, more shopping. all the art in north korea is state-sanctioned, which means a lot of landscapes and plenty of siberian tigers, considered an unofficial national symbol. pyongyang has a growing consumer class, and for them living standards are improving under kim jong-un. the north korean economy grew by almost 4% in 2016 according to south korean central bank estimates. ♪ which means people have more ways to enjoy their rare time off, like this group of factory workers having a picnic and singing karaoke. they're happy to share their meal with us and seem even happier to let loos...

State-sanctioned, which means a lot of landscapes and plenty of siberian tigers, considered an unofficial national symbol. pyongyang has a growing consumer class, and for them living standards are improving under kim jong-un. the north korean economy grew by almost 4% in 2016 according to south korean central bank estimates. ♪ which means people have more ways to enjoy their rare time off, like this group of factory workers having a picnic and is singing karaoke. they're happy to share their meal with us and seem even happier to let loose. we expect north koreans to work hard. this, we don't...