So, when will we see those tariff price hikes?
Marketplace
American Public Media
4.6 • 8K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
New data shows us that despite President Trump’s new tariffs, the inflation rate for some categories of goods stayed the same or even fell in April. In this episode, we’ll break down why — and explain when we might start to see price hikes. Plus: We take a trip down the supply chain, three retailers share how business is going and “How We Survive” host Amy Scott tells us how to make retirement account investments more climate-friendly.
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| 0:31.3 | Yes, we got a good inflation report today. Also, yes, it was a lagging indicator gang from American public media. |
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| 0:51.2 | I'm Kyle. Risdoll. It is Tuesday, today, May 13th. |
| 0:55.0 | Good as always to have you along, everybody. |
| 0:57.0 | We begin today's program with an asterisk. |
| 1:00.8 | A footnote, a brief diversion, if you will, to acknowledge and explain that the April |
| 1:05.9 | Consumer Price Index that came out this morning ain't really all that. |
| 1:12.9 | You know why, I'm sure, it doesn't capture in any meaningful way the tariff chaos that started on April the 2nd. But with that caveat |
| 1:18.9 | out of the way, there are a couple of points to make. First of all, inflation for the past three |
| 1:24.5 | months has been running at 2.1 percent, this close to where Jay Powell and the gang at the |
| 1:31.6 | Fed want it to be. Second and also, when you break the CPI down by category, some of the |
| 1:37.7 | sectors hit hardest by tariffs saw price declines from last month, including apparel, also |
| 1:43.7 | use cars and trucks. |
| 1:45.6 | Marketplace is Kristen Schwab gets us going with why consumers are paying less for some goods, |
| 1:51.0 | even as importers are paying more. |
| 1:53.6 | Businesses have been preparing for the possibility of tariffs for a long time, since before |
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