#consumer-costs
#consumer-costs
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week agoBad news for US shoppers: The cost of everything from laptops to cars is likely to keep rising
"Descriptive evidence shows that goods categories heavily exposed to imports have indeed experienced sizable price increases since the beginning of this year, relative to their prior trends."
US politics
fromIrish Independent
1 month agoShoppers warned days of cheap food over as families pay an extra 3,000 a year for groceries
Rising food inflation, currently at double the rate of general inflation, is forcing families to pay an extra €3,000 annually for groceries, signifying a permanent trend in food price increases.
Agriculture
fromFortune
1 month agoTrump's chip tariff threat sparks pushback from auto industry to tech
"There's a large mismatch between the amount of chips we use in this country in various products and the supply created here in the US... Putting a tax on those imports will simply raise the cost, and that's not a good thing for consumers."
Tech industry
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago'Netflix levy' could result in lower quality programming for Irish audiences, streaming services warned in report for Government
"The report prepared for Coimisiún na Meán recommends that Ireland introduce a levy on paid media providers to boost investment in domestic productions."
Media industry
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