How Much Are Prices Raised?

[Rizen]

I've had to stick my head in the ground and cut off all news since the orange rapist got elected, for my own mental health. I was wondering how the tariffs are effecting prices? I know my personal grocery shopping has certainly gone up in costs and video game systems are raising prices across the board. But I want to be able to make an informed point and not be one of those people who talks out of their ass about how everything's bad since the party they don't like got elected. So I thought this would be a good place to pick the brains of informed people.

[haele]

1. Depends. Some things are up 40%, some 20%....

....and some items have doubled.
Some few remain the same.
The primary difference in whether or not -or by how much - the cost is going up, from I can see, is whether or not you've got:
1. a honest provider only raising to meet increased costs,
2. A provider able to use economy of scale, or who has a huge amount stored up so they can maintain costs without having to raise them for a while, or
3. Has been making so much profit or is subsidized, so they don't need to raise prices, and are more concerned about maintaining a market than they are of what to them is a nickel/dime increase in costs.
But prices are going up. Unlike wages.

[MichMan]

2. I must buy completely different items than you do

I haven't seen prices going up 20% to 100% on what I buy.

[haele]

4. Everyone buys differently depending on the region.

And habits - or needs are different.
I shop around, and a lot of my shopping is online rather than in stores (I'm immunocompromised and arthritic).
So I'm talking about generalities in my region. A bunch of fresh parsley that was $0.99 at the local IGA now being $1.15 is a 20% increase. 2 lbs of Gala Apples at Albertsons that won't go bad in three days that sold for $2.99 now selling for $4.19 is a 40% increase. (Hello, Stephan Miller?)

Other items have doubled due to Tariffs.
So a lot depends on what you're getting, where it came from, and where you shop.

[Rizen]

3. Thank you.

This has been helpful.