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Tariff-driven price bloat hasn't arrived just yet

2025/6/11
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Aaron Cheris
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Andy Challenger
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Christina Boney
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Joseph Cranford
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Kai Risdell
一位提供贸易政策和关税见解的海关经纪人。
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Lawrence Yoon
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Neela Richardson
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Nicole Vitello
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Omer Sharif
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Steve Broadbent
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Sabri Beneshour: 我主要解释了目前消费者价格指数上涨的原因,以及关税对零售商和消费者的潜在影响。虽然五月份的通货膨胀数据相对温和,但关税的影响正在逐渐显现,零售商们正在通过各种方式来应对这些影响。 Nicole Vitello: 作为Equal Exchange的副总裁,我分享了关税对我们公司的实际影响。我们公司试图通过提前储备咖啡来缓解关税带来的冲击,但对于像香蕉这样的新鲜产品,我们无法这样做。关税已经给我们的业务带来了显著的成本增加,我们无法完全承担这些成本。 Omer Sharif: 我指出,自二月份以来,家用电器已经受到中国关税的影响,这开始反映在价格上。与此同时,零售商们也在努力清理库存,因为他们担心经济会进一步放缓。这种担忧促使他们采取降价等策略,以应对潜在的经济下行风险。 Lawrence Yoon: 我认为更多的关税价格上涨即将到来,预计将在八月份左右开始显现。这意味着消费者可能会在未来几个月内感受到更大的价格压力。 Andy Challenger: 我分析了零售业裁员增加的现象,认为这更多的是一个黄色警告信号,而非红色警告信号。零售业的波动性大,品牌更替频繁,因此裁员并不一定意味着经济衰退。 Christina Boney: 我认为沃尔玛的裁员表明零售商担心经济,并正在寻找降低成本的方法。这反映出零售商对未来经济前景的谨慎态度。 Aaron Cheris: 我指出,零售商一直在等待消费热潮的回归,但现在他们需要采取行动,尤其是在关税逼近的情况下。提高价格和削减劳动力成本是零售商应对压力的两种选择。

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Despite initial predictions, tariffs haven't significantly increased consumer prices yet. While some products like bananas have seen price increases due to tariffs, others like furniture have decreased. Experts predict further price increases around August.
  • Consumer price index rose 0.1% in May, less than anticipated.
  • Tariffs haven't fully impacted consumer wallets yet.
  • Bananas increased over 3% due to tariffs, while furniture prices decreased.
  • Further tariff price increases are expected around August.

Shownotes Transcript

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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