The shelves will be empty by June (1 Viewer)

[NWRatCon]

Shein, Target, and 9 other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices

Trump's tariffs announcement has companies scrambling as their costs increase. Here's which companies have hinted at raising prices.

www.businessinsider.com

How much will Trump’s tariffs cost US consumers?

Prices are likely to go up across the board, from blueberries to new cars, but exactly when and how is unclear. Here’s what we know so far

www.theguardian.com

"When will prices go up?​

There are a few things that factor into when a business will decide to increase prices.

Some businesses have been preparing for incoming tariffs by boosting their inventories, which could help them keep prices stable for a few weeks or months. This is why you see some businesses, like automakers Ford and Stellantis, offering deals to customers on their products, even though the tariffs are in place, to keep consumer confidence high.

But the inventories can only last so long, and some things, like fresh produce, can’t be stockpiled for long.

Meanwhile, other industries, like consumer electronics, have supply chains that are closely linked to places that have high tariffs, like China and Taiwan.

“It wouldn’t surprise me to see prices up tomorrow … based on these firms trying to anticipate what this is going to look like and passing those prices on pre-emptively,” Greenland said. “But I think over the next few months, we’re going to see the real bite of this.”

What industries will be hit the hardest?​

The Yale Budget Lab estimated that textile imports will be hit particularly hard, making apparel prices rise 33% and non-apparel textiles rise 18%. Car prices are expected to rise 15.8%, which would be an increase of $7,600 to the average price of a car in 2024. Fresh produce could rise by 6.2%, with food prices overall going up 4.5%.

For consumer electronics that are mostly made in China, price increases could also be high. Because iPhones are mostly manufactured in China, the price of a new iPhone could climb more than 30%. One estimate, calculated when tariffs against China were going to be 54% instead of 125%, said that iPhone 16 could go up from $800 now to $1,142.

But ultimately, there is no industry that is truly untouched by tariffs.

“It’s not obvious or straightforward, tracing these cost increases through the supply chain, even for tariffs on final goods,” Russ said.

Tariffs are expected to have an impact on the labor market: unemployment could climb 0.5% by the end of 2025, which would be a loss of 600,000 jobs, according to the Yale Budget Lab."

Even with tariffs on hold, higher prices likely will stick around, economists say (NPR)​

 

[Taylor]

Shelf update 4/28/2025

Status: still stocked.

 

[Greenbeard]

Shelf update 4/28/2025

Status: still stocked.

 

[TamleeB]

I'm not seeing empty shelves here in Walmart or the grocery stores here in Idaho, but the prices are outrageous! 1 pound of sea scallops are 22.00. Ground beef is 8.00 per pound. Eggs are still 5.00+ a dozen. The only way to shop now is for affordable sale items! Thanks so much horrible republicans....

I just paid $3.99 a pound for 80% ground beef at the grocery store. Of course I prefer purchasing grass fed beef from a local farmer but I was in a hurry and went to the closest store. I am getting farm fresh eggs for $4.50 a dozen. I don’t mind the prices as I prefer fresh eggs.

 

[Metric Mouse]

Grogery shopping has come down to only buying sale items and buy 1 get 1 free items. The prices on everything are out of sight. This horrible admin is killing the average income American.

Egg prices are dropping. And gas prices.

So at least there is that.

 

[Metric Mouse]

I'm not seeing empty shelves here in Walmart or the grocery stores here in Idaho, but the prices are outrageous! 1 pound of sea scallops are 22.00. Ground beef is 8.00 per pound. Eggs are still 5.00+ a dozen. The only way to shop now is for affordable sale items! Thanks so much horrible republicans....

Idaho Falls has eggs for less than $4 a dozen... according to Walmarts website.

 

[Lord of Planar]

Shipping to the United States is down by 30% already.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-import-bookings-down-64-154541951.html

Trump tariffs place trucking industry in the crosshairs

As the White House barrels ahead with its massive tariff project, American truckers are feeling the heat from a global trade war

theweek.com

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/unsustainable-china-trade-war-retail-shortage-warnings.html

This will not change quickly. Recession is here.

I guess that means someone will have to make things here.

 

[Lord of Planar]

Yeah, I'm already seeing the changes. Went to the grocery store today and the only thing available was Limburger cheese. Checked out Amazon and all I could get delivered was shoelaces. This is 100x worse than Covid.

I have seen no problems buying anything, except the store I use to get my Colman's Mustard doesn't carry it any more. That's been about a year though.

 

[madman]

Well, I don't know about y'all, but I can survive very well by not buying stuff, so if the shelves are empty...I don't care.

But...if the importers aren't placing any orders, what is that doing to the Chinese manufacturers? Nobody is buying their stuff and they aren't making any money.

Instead of crying because you can't get that cheap stuff from China...stuff you probably don't really need...be happy that China has it orders of magnitude worse.

I guarantee, they'll blink long before WE need to blink.

btw, I don't see empty grocery shelves at my Walmart. Food is plentifully available. That's probably because we don't get our food from China.

Dude, no one cares about your life experiences. You have the typical conservative mindset of "**** you, I got mine. I don't care about others"

 

[NWRatCon]

China isn’t the one that will suffer the greatest.

Americans and American businesses will.

We are the ones that pay tariffs.

China doesn’t.

I’m sorry you still do not seem to grasp this.

Add it to the list....

Basic economics elude the Trump regime and its acolytes. Remember the old adage, "supply and demand"? Geebus but they are thick... In my last post, I noted how prices are already going up, and that they will stay there. It's really simple, and the REAL motivation behind the tariffs: Shortages increase profits and thus income to the moneyed class. That only works for so long, but to supplement their income, they are manipulating stock and commodity prices, too.

 

[NolanVoyd]

Well, I don't know about y'all, but I can survive very well by not buying stuff, so if the shelves are empty...I don't care.

But your hair would have been on fire if it happened when Biden was president, and were caused by his decisions.

Don't lie.

btw, I don't see empty grocery shelves at my Walmart. Food is plentifully available. That's probably because we don't get our food from China.

 

[Lisa]

I guess that means someone will have to make things here.

You seem to think that will happen in month or even a year.

 

[NWRatCon]

You seem to think that will happen in month or even a year.

Or ever.

 

[The AntiDonald]

Shouldn't have all the "factories" Trump wanted to build and "bringing back coal", been done last time like he said he would instead of golfing more than any president in the last x number of decades? Just like last time, he won't do shit but play golf. Even worse than last time, he has even less of a chance of doing those things this time since all his energy is now focused on absconding with as much wealth from the U.S. citizens as possible in the next 3+ years, and playing golf of course.

You forgot one of his main goals. Retribution and revenge. He is spending a lot of energy on these things.

 

[The AntiDonald]

Idaho Falls has eggs for less than $4 a dozen... according to Walmarts website.

$4 a dozen is still twice what they are worth. People have gotten so complacent, they see a $4 a dozen eggs as a good deal. It's not.

 

[Metric Mouse]

$4 a dozen is still twice what they are worth. People have gotten so complacent, they see a $4 a dozen eggs as a good deal. It's not.

Yes, eggs used to go for a penny and chewing gum was five cents and houses were $40,000 and cars had manual transmissions and people hunted buffalo with bows and arrows...

But it's 2025... conservatives are big mad that things cost more...

 

[Lord of Planar]

$4 a dozen is still twice what they are worth. People have gotten so complacent, they see a $4 a dozen eggs as a good deal. It's not.

I was paying almost $7 a dozen before this bird flue, and those prices never went up. I get local farm eggs where they are actual free range. The yokes are much darker than your cheap eggs you guys are crying about, from unhealthy hormone injected poorly fed hens.

 

[element94]

You forgot one of his main goals. Retribution and revenge. He is spending a lot of energy on these things.

Yeah, I am aware of that and I think it's most likely now his driving force. He will never forgive this country for officially recognizing his criminality with the 34 counts of criminal fraud guilty verdicts.
But dude, this guy uses his mugshot in campaign ads! He is so rad!

 

[Demon]

Safey here in N. VA. Ground beef at 11.99 lb.

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Same grade at Walmart at @ $7.28 / lb. I don't know exactly where all this money is going, but it seems to me some folks are very wealthy on us poor folks.
One dozen Lucerne regular eggs are still @ $9.99 at Safeway.

VA is expensive! 1 lb of 90/10 ground beef at Safeway is $8.49 here. It's Signature Farms instead of Signature Select (not sure what the difference is), but it's the only 90/10 I could find for comparison. One dozen Lucerne cage free large eggs $5.99

 

[NWRatCon]

We Could Soon Be Seeing Empty Shelves Everywhere. Here's Which Items Might Disappear First.

Supply chain experts say to expect fewer items and higher prices in these categories.

www.huffpost.com

"Trump’s chaos is already starting to freeze supply chains. U.S. businesses are cancelling or postponing shipment orders from China.
....
HuffPost talked to supply chain experts about which categories of common goods are most vulnerable to disappearing from shelves soon.
....Fast Fashion And Clothes
Direct-to-consumer brands like Shein and Temu used to rely upon a “de minimis” shipment exemption to sell cheap goods to U.S. consumers.
....Fourth Of July Items
....Back-To-School Supplies
....Furniture And Home Decorations
....Toys
....Cheap Household Essentials
If you go to your local corner store for plastic cups or other disposable essentials, expect to see shortages there, too.
[Casey Armstrong, chief marketing officer of ShipBob, a global fulfillment and supply chain platform] said that retailers for “Dollar Store essentials” like soaps, batteries, toothpaste and disposable plates “will be impacted first” because these type of goods experience extreme cost pressures and tight profit margins.
....Electronics
....Replacement Parts Of Appliances
If your dishwasher breaks and you need to fix it this summer, expect to have a harder time finding a proper replacement part. Armstrong said appliance replacement accessories like light bulbs, filters, cords and grill parts can be an overlooked category of goods because they are less flashy, but they are vital to the economy and are often sourced from overseas.
“Supply chains don’t often prioritize reordering those until they’re running low. And a lot of these are sourced from China,” Armstrong said.
....
you might not see empty shelves right away. Armstrong said it will not happen all at once, but supply shortages in certain aisles will be a “slow bleed” over time.
“If nothing changes, I think the summer months is when we’ll really start to see it,” Armstrong said. “First, things like toys will vanish. And then maybe, your favorite apparel items. And then, maybe some of the weird replacement parts that you didn’t know came from China.”

 

[NWRatCon]

I think there is an underrating of "supply chain" with this regime. That's what caused the inflation in the Covid emergency. Costs drove down demand. Lack of sales drove down revenues. Lack of revenue caused lower investment and loss of employment. This tariff policy is having (and will continue to have) the opposite effect of its supposed goal. Which raises the question: is it just idiotic policy, or, more nefarious, is it intended to destroy the economy?

A Tidal Wave of Change Is Headed for the U.S. Economy

American consumers are not yet seeing much evidence of the drastic changes President Trump has made on trade. But they are on their way.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Lord of Planar]

I think there is an underrating of "supply chain" with this regime. That's what caused the inflation in the Covid emergency. Costs drove down demand. Lack of sales drove down revenues. Lack of revenue caused lower investment and loss of employment. This tariff policy is having (and will continue to have) the opposite effect of its supposed goal. Which raises the question: is it just idiotic policy, or, more nefarious, is it intended to destroy the economy?

Just look at it as a market correction. it will recover.

 

[BirdinHand]

Just look at it as a market correction. it will recover.

It isn’t a market correction. It is a deliberate sabotage of the market and supply chain by Trump.

 

[Lord of Planar]

It isn’t a market correction. It is a deliberate sabotage of the market and supply chain by Trump.

I wouldn't call it that. It is a necessary step in restoring the USA to its former power. We have become dependent on China, and we should not be dependent on any other nation. When a surgeon removes cancer, they have to make the patient bleed as they have to cut into and stitch back up the path to the cancer.

China is a cancer. The USA is the patient. The patient will heal.

 

[Rumblefish]

You appear to not understand WHY Trump is using tariffs. He's not using them to "protect domestic industries". As you say...those industries don't really exist. He is using tariffs with multiple goals in mind and one of them is to RE-CREATE domestic industries that were lost decades ago.

Those newly created domestic industries are who we will start buying from.

But don't make the mistake of just looking at this one tree in the forest. As I said, there are multiple goals and tariffs are a tool...a tactic...to achieve those goals.

Those domestic producers gonna pop up overnight like morel mushrooms.

If not, then there is no domestic producers to buy from.