Prices for Chinese-made goods sold on Amazon have risen 2.6% from January to mid-June 2025—outpacing U.S. core goods inflation—according to a Reuters-exclusive analysis by DataWeave. The increase, which accelerated in May, suggests that Trump-era tariffs are beginning to impact consumers. Price hikes were most notable in home goods, electronics, and office supplies. While 475 items saw price increases, others remained flat or fell. Retailers, including Amazon and Walmart, have acknowledged pricing pressures but remain cautious about passing costs to consumers amid weaker spending and economic uncertainty. They write:
Prices for goods made in China and sold on Amazon.com have been rising faster than overall inflation, according to an analysis of 1,400 different products conducted exclusively for Reuters by the analytics firm DataWeave, a sign that tariffs are starting to hit American consumers.
The analysis shows that price increases for those goods accelerated beginning in May, a signal U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to filter through to consumers. The median price of a basket of more than 1,400 products made in China and sold on Amazon.com to U.S. buyers has gone up by 2.6% between January and mid-June, outpacing the latest U.S. inflation rate for core goods, which runs only through May.
“We think that firms are likely opting to delay price increases,” Claudio Irigoyen, economist at Bank of America Securities, wrote earlier this month.
U.S. tariffs currently in place include a 10% universal tariff, 50% on steel and aluminum products, and 25% on cars and auto parts. Additional steel tariffs took effect on June 23, which could cause “further price pressure on cookware, kettles, small kitchen appliances, and other household essentials in the next few months,” Bettadapura said.
