Tariff-driven price bloat hasn't arrived just yet

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4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Prices rose 0.1% in May, according to the latest consumer price index — that’s less than some analysts anticipated. It seems tariffs haven’t quite hit consumers’ wallets yet. We’ll explain what might be going on. Later in the episode: Retailers have cut close to 76,000 jobs so far this year, a 274% increase from the same period in 2025, and Kai and Nela visit a truss manufacturer juggling H2-B visas, automation and tariffs.

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0:40.6	Go to Shopify.com.
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0:46.0	Hey there, and thanks for listening.
0:48.4	We want to know more about our audience.
0:50.7	So stick around at the end of the episode to hear about how you can provide feedback and
0:55.1	potentially walk away with a $75 gift card. Here's the TLDR on this economy that too long didn't read.
1:06.4	It's fine. For now. from American Public Media.
1:11.7	This is Marketplace.
1:22.6	In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Rizdahl.
1:25.2	It is Wednesday, today the 11th of June. Good as always to have you along,
1:29.3	everybody. So far, so good. Come see, come so sa. Getting by. Any and or all of those would be
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