import prices

The prices reflect efforts to move supply chains to avoid tariffs — and a surge in fuel import costs driven by the cold weather this winter.

Overall, import prices remained unchanged. But that's before you add in tariffs.

The last six months of shifting import policy have created a lot of uncertainty, which will continue as the Supreme Court weighs in on the tariffs’ legality.

Chinese electronics manufacturers and European winemakers, among others

Midsize businesses are more likely to either absorb the cost of tariffs or pass them along to their customers.

Recent data from the Labor Department has shown that the price of foreign exports to the U.S. — before tariffs — has held steady over the last few months. That means U.S. importers are absorbing most of the tariff burden.

Importers are finding lots of ways to deal with the uncertainty caused by the president’s import taxes.

The Labor Department reported that the price of imported goods rose 0.3% in February compared to 0.8% the month before.

Prices may continue to stay high if services and imports rise in tandem.

It’s mostly down to the falling price of oil, but the ingredients and materials manufacturers use are getting cheaper too.