Nadine Yousif | April 4, 2025
Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs - or import taxes - for nearly every country in the world could push prices up on almost all the staples Americans routinely buy, from clothes to coffee.
After declaring a national economic emergency on Wednesday, the US president announced new tariffs on billions of dollars of goods of at least 10%. For countries he has deemed the "worst offenders", the rates can go as high as 50%. They start taking effect on 5 April.
Economists have warned the new levies - and those that other countries impose in retaliation - could push prices up for Americans across the board, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said that they will increase inflation.
That's because the companies importing the goods may pass the costs of the tariffs on to customers or simply bring fewer products into the country, creating a limited supply.
Here are six everyday items that could become more expensive for American consumers.
Clothing – from Target to H&M to the Gap
The tariffs could bring an "unfair burden to American families, particularly lower-income households", warned the US Fashion Industry Association in a statement on Wednesday.