Shoppers may need to buy these items quickly before Trump’s tariffs kick in
By Ariel Zilber
Published April 3, 2025, 5:30 p.m. ET
Americans will likely have to pay more at the supermarket counter within the coming days while higher prices on everything from sneakers to furniture to cars could be felt in a matter of weeks following President Trump’s tariffs rollout, economists and industry experts told The Post.
Trump’s announcement on Wednesday triggered fears of a global trade war and sent stocks on Wall Street cratering – stoking economic uncertainty and leaving consumers with questions about which products to buy before they get sticker shock.
The 10% across-the-board tariffs begin Saturday, while the higher reciprocal tariffs against the nation’s largest trading partners go into effect Wednesday.
Americans will likely have to immediately pay more for avocados, bananas, tea and coffee. phpetrunina14 – stock.adobe.com
Dr. Sung Won Sohn, a distinguished economist and academic at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, told The Post that grocery items that are imported will be more expensive in the short term.
“We import 80% of avocados that we consume in America and those are perishable items, so they will be more expensive immediately,” Sohn told The Post.
Sohn said that other staple items that the US doesn’t produce domestically such as coffee, tea and bananas will also become more expensive rather quickly.
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