From BLS:
Figure 1: Price of Ground Beef (red, left scale), of Ground Coffee (brown, right scale), in $/lb., n.s.a. Orange dashed lines at discrete increases in tariff rates, green dashed line at discrete drop in tariff rates. Source: BLS, TPC Tariff Tracker.
Import weighted goods-specific tariff rates from TPC (ex. AD/CVD):
Source: Tax Policy Center Tariff Trackeraccessed 2/15/2026.
Growth rate of prices for both items decelerates post-tariff removal. Who would’a thunk it? (And why did Trump remove the tariffs if tariffs don’t raise prices?)
