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groundloop

(13,262 posts)
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 10:14 AM Aug 26

Trump vows to impose furniture tariffs. What would that mean for prices?

Source: ABC News

President Donald Trump in recent days threatened to slap tariffs on furniture, which would extend the president’s levies to an industry made up largely of low-cost imports.

The move would likely raise furniture prices as importers pass along a portion of the tax burden to consumers, analysts told ABC News, but some suppliers may ease the price pressure by swallowing costs in an effort to remain competitive in the robust U.S. market.

The details of the proposed policy remain unknown, analysts said, making it difficult to forecast the extent of the price hikes.

“If tariffs go into place, it almost certainly will increase prices for furniture – to furnish that new house or upgrade the couch the dog destroyed or whatever it might be,” Tyler Schipper, a professor of economics at the University of St. Thomas, told ABC News.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/trump-vows-impose-furniture-tariffs-prices/story?id=124948334



Orange Anus claims this will bring the furniture industry back to the US.
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Trump vows to impose furniture tariffs. What would that mean for prices? (Original Post) groundloop Aug 26 OP
JD Vance tonkatoy8888 Aug 26 #1
LOL! Ritabert Aug 26 #2
Oh crap. I need new furniture but I'm not ready to buy it yet badhair77 Aug 26 #3
Design Not Within Reach Prairie Gates Aug 26 #4
OMG... he's breaking down tariffs to individual items! slightlv Aug 26 #5
Where does he think his cheesy gold doodads come from? Vinca Aug 26 #6

badhair77

(4,965 posts)
3. Oh crap. I need new furniture but I'm not ready to buy it yet
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 11:17 AM
Aug 26

because I need to replace really worn out flooring, and I’m dragging my feet on having that done. I had an unexpected hvac bill that ate up some renovation work. I guess I’ll have to throw some makeshift covers over the old stuff. Damn the orange one.

slightlv

(6,551 posts)
5. OMG... he's breaking down tariffs to individual items!
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 03:36 PM
Aug 26

Tell me when he puts tariffs on Viagra and Cialis!

Vinca

(52,665 posts)
6. Where does he think his cheesy gold doodads come from?
Tue Aug 26, 2025, 03:43 PM
Aug 26

True, he got them from a flea market, but originally they were made by kids or prisoners in China.

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