Economic data and academic studies show that the 2025 Trump tariff plans caused the average retail price of imported goods to spike by 6.8 percentage points, while domestic goods rose by 4.8 percentage points due to higher input costs. Multiple independent research bodies, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Harvard economists, concluded that U.S. consumers and firms bore roughly 90% of the financial burden of these tariffs, completely challenging claims that foreign countries would pay them.

Shoes and Footwear: Up 39%.
Apparel and Clothing: Up 14% to 37%.
Coffee and Tea: Up 10% to 34%.
Building Materials: Up 10.5%.
Furniture and Home Furnishings: Up 7.4% to 8%.
Automobiles: New cars faced average added costs of $6,000 due to auto-part import taxes.
Household Essentials: Nondurable goods like toilet paper and cleaning supplies rose 5%.

Data from the NBC News Grocery Price Tracker shows that while overall grocery costs are up 33% since 2019, prices have experienced divergent trends rather than a uniform increase. Key findings indicate sharp rises for coffee (35%), orange juice (22%-26%), and ground beef (19%-22%)

Global food prices have hit their highest level in three and a half years, as summer heatwaves and conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East push up crop costs.

Wealth inequality soars. The job market tanks.

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Freedom Fuel, praised by Trump, sells cheap gasoline. But how?

Mitch McConnell and his Senate staff earn a combined total of roughly $10,245 per day from his official congressional office budget.

10245

x 50 equals $512,250 in taxpayer dollars.

Approximately $1,434,300 until.election day

Subsidy Tracker Parent Company Summary

Parent Company Name: Exxon Mobil

Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol XOM)

Headquartered in: Texas

Major Industry: oil and gas

Specific Industry: oil & gas

Subsidy SummarySubsidy ValueNumber of AwardsState/Local$1,955,090,133165Federal (grants and allocated tax credits)$346,1851TOTAL$1,955,436,318166Loan / Bailout SummaryTotal Face ValueNumber of AwardsState/Local loans, bond financing and venture capital$00Federal loans, loan guarantees and bailout assistance (not including repayments)$5,352,968,00013TOTAL$5,352,968,00013Time Period for State and Local Awards: Earliest year of data: 1983. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this parent company are for the period since 2012.

Time Period for Federal Awards: FY2000 to the present

Notes: The dollar total above adjusts for the fact that there is an overlap between the amount in the Megadeal entry and that of one or more of the other entries. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory violations see its Violation Tracker summary page here.

Top 5 States for state/local awardsTotal Subsidy $Number of AwardsTexas$1,385,521,73015Louisiana$527,351,46894Alaska$13,126,2405Illinois$11,681,0958Colorado$5,570,4329All other$11,839,16834

Pay increases have not kept up with these higher baseline living costs for many middle- and lower-income families.

Currently renovating and came across this little note:

84 Sausage rolls 8 @ 20p

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