US Consumers Stockpile Ahead of Trump Tariffs

Plan ahead!

One in five Americans have said they are purchasing more items than usual primarily due to concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a CreditCards.com report showed Tuesday, reflecting heightened consumer anxiety over potential price hikes and economic uncertainty.

For consumers, the fear of rising prices often fuels stockpiling behavior, particularly of non-perishable food, toilet paper and medical supplies, as they rush to buy goods before costs escalate further.

Tariffs tend to be inflationary because they raise the cost of imported goods, prompting businesses to either absorb the higher expenses or pass them on to consumers through price increases.



https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/stockpile-trump-tariffs/2025/02/18/id/1199560/

Toilet paper ??
Isn’t that all made here ?

Canada Exports of toilet paper, towels, similar household, sanitary articles, of paper to United States was US$615.23 Million during 2022,

Imports In 2023, United States imported $3.24B in Toilet Paper, becoming the 1st largest importer of Toilet Paper in the world.

Oh snap !

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Well, there’s always leaves… :thinking:

Just heard powder prices are slated to go up next month by as much as 18%.

Or…

Dog drag butt TP

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Time to “reboot” the bidet discussion? :smiley:

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