The Trump administration has made strikes in latest weeks to attempt to deescalate its tariff insurance policies amid widespread issues, however main corporations are nonetheless warning of forthcoming value hikes within the months forward. On May 15, Walmart, the biggest grocery chain within the US, stated that elevated costs are inevitable because of the “magnitude” of the White House’s import taxes.
“We will do our greatest to maintain our costs as little as potential,” CEO Doug McMillon stated throughout an earnings name. “But given the magnitude of the tariffs, even on the decreased ranges introduced this week, we aren’t in a position to take in all of the strain given the truth of slim retail margins.”
In this text, we’re intently monitoring the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the costs of 11 standard merchandise you may want or want to purchase, whether or not it’s a brand new cellphone, laptop computer or your each day espresso. So far, we have seen notable value hikes for the flagship Xbox recreation console, whereas every little thing else has both remained regular except for occasional fluctuations which may not be tariff-related. That kind of consistency is much from sure, nevertheless, particularly with new experiences rising that Apple is perhaps trying to make iPhones costlier this yr.
The latest commerce settlement with China, much-hyped by the White House, did considerably lower tariff charges in opposition to our largest buying and selling companion, however the brand new 30% price is just non permanent and nonetheless traditionally excessive, it simply appears higher subsequent to the ludicrous 145% price that was beforehand in place. As these negotiations transfer alongside, corporations proceed to warn of impending value hikes as a way to take care of the brand new tariffs, together with Sony, which may doubtlessly imply a value hike for its ever-popular PlayStation 5 consoles.
We’ll be updating this text usually as costs change. It’s all within the title of serving to you make sense of issues, so remember to test again on occasion. For extra, try CNET’s information as to whether you need to wait to make large purchases or purchase them now and get skilled tips on the way to put together for a recession.
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Methodology
We’re checking costs each day and can replace the article and the related charts immediately to replicate any adjustments. The following charts present a single bullet level for every month, with the latest one labeled “Now” and exhibiting the present value. For the previous months, we have gone with what was the most typical value for every merchandise within the given month.
In most instances, the value stats utilized in these graphs had been pulled from Amazon utilizing the historic value tracker device Keepa. For the iPhones, the costs come from Apple’s official supplies and are based mostly on the 128-gigabyte base mannequin of the most recent providing for every year: the iPhone 14, iPhone 15 and iPhone 16. For the Xbox Series X, the costs had been sourced from Best Buy utilizing the device PriceTracker. If any of those merchandise occur to be on sale at a given time, we’ll remember to let you understand and clarify how these value drops differ from longer-term pricing traits that tariffs could cause.
The 11 merchandise we’re monitoring
Mostly what we’re monitoring on this article are digital gadgets and digital objects that CNET covers in depth, like iPhones and inexpensive 4K TVs — together with a typical bag of espresso, a extra humble product that is not produced within the US to any important diploma.
The merchandise featured had been chosen for a number of causes: Some of them are standard and/or inexpensive representatives for main client tech classes, like smartphones, TVs and recreation consoles. Others are supposed to signify issues that customers may purchase extra often, like printer ink or espresso beans. Some merchandise had been chosen over others as a result of they’re probably extra vulnerable to tariffs. Some of those merchandise have been reviewed by CNET or have been featured in a few of our greatest lists.
Below, we’ll get into extra about every particular person product.
iPhone 16
The iPhone is the preferred smartphone model within the US so this was a transparent precedence for value monitoring. The iPhone has additionally emerged as a significant focus for conversations about tariffs, given its reputation and its susceptibility to import taxes given its abroad manufacturing, largely in China. Trump has reportedly been fixated on the concept the iPhone can and needs to be manufactured within the US, an concept that consultants have dismissed as a fantasy. Estimates have additionally steered {that a} US-made iPhone would price as a lot as $3,500.
In April, Apple flew bulk shipments of iPhones into the US to get a stockpile right here forward of tariffs kicking in. In latest weeks, experiences have indicated that the corporate is engaged on shifting all manufacturing of US-bound iPhones out of China to India to evade the worst of Trump’s tariff agenda. However, it is also been reported that the iPhone 19, deliberate for launch in 2027, might want to keep in China, due to the extent of complexity deliberate for its design, tied to the iPhone line’s twentieth anniversary. On May 12, additional experiences emerged suggesting that Apple plans to lift the value of the iPhone with the forthcoming iPhone 17 line, however that it additionally plans to keep away from attributing this to Trump’s tariffs.
Duracell AA batteries
Quite a lot of the tech merchandise in your house may boast a chargeable power supply however particular person batteries are nonetheless an on a regular basis important and I can let you know from expertise that as quickly as you neglect about them, you will be needing to restock. The Duracell AAs we’re monitoring are among the bestselling batteries on Amazon.
Samsung DU7200 TV
Alongside smartphones, televisions are among the hottest tech merchandise on the market, even when they’re an rare buy. This specific product is a well-liked entry-level 4K TV and was CNET’s choose for finest total funds TV for 2025. Unlike plenty of tech merchandise which have key provide traces in China, Samsung is a South Korean firm, so it might need some measure of tariff resistance. In latest days, this mannequin has fluctuated from $400, the place its been for many of the yr thus far, and $470, the place it sits in the present day. These fluctuations aren’t influenced by tariffs, a minimum of in the intervening time.
Xbox Series X
Video recreation software program and {hardware} are a market section anticipated to be hit onerous by the Trump tariffs. Microsoft’s Xbox is the primary console model to see value hikes — the corporate cited “market situations” together with the rising price of growth. Most notably, this included a rise within the value of the flagship Xbox Series X, up from $500 to $600. Numerous Xbox equipment had been additionally affected, and the corporate additionally stated that “sure” video games will ultimately see a value hike from $70 to $80.
Initially, we had been monitoring the value of the way more standard Nintendo Switch as a consultant of the gaming market. Nintendo has not but hiked the value of its handheld-console hybrid and harassed that the $450 price ticket of the upcoming Switch 2 has not but been inflated due to tariffs. Sony, in the meantime, has thus far solely elevated costs on its PlayStation {hardware} in markets exterior the US.
AirPods Pro 2
The newest iteration of Apple’s wildly standard true-wireless earbuds are right here to signify the headphone market. Much to the chagrin of the audiophiles on the market, a fast have a look at gross sales charts on Amazon exhibits you simply how a lot the model dominates all headphone gross sales. The AirPods Pro 2 have hovered steadily round $200 on Amazon in 2025, however had been on sale for $169 the primary few days of May earlier than leaping again up.
HP 962 CMY printer ink
This HP printer ink contains cyan, magenta and yellow multi function product and not too long ago noticed its value soar from round $72 — the place it stayed for many of 2025 — to $80, which is round its highest value during the last 5 years. We will likely be holding tabs to see if it is a long-term change or a quick uptick.
This product changed Overture PLA Filament for 3D printers on this piece, however we’re nonetheless monitoring that merchandise.
Anker 10,000-mAh, 30-watt energy financial institution
Anker’s equipment are perennially standard within the tech house and the corporate has already introduced that a few of its merchandise will get costlier as a direct results of tariffs. This particular product has additionally been featured in a few of CNET’s lists of the most effective transportable chargers. While the value has remained regular all year long, it’s presently on sale for $16 on Amazon, however just for Prime members.
Bose TV speaker
Soundbars have develop into essential purchases, given the customarily iffy high quality of the audio system constructed into TVs. While not the largest or the most effective providing within the house, the Bose TV Speaker is likely one of the extra inexpensive soundbar choices on the market, particularly hailing from a model as standard as Bose.
Oral-B Pro 1000 electrical toothbrush
They is perhaps much more costly than their conventional counterparts, however electrical toothbrushes stay a preferred alternative for customers due to how nicely they get the job accomplished. I do know my dentist will not let up on how a lot I would like one. This specific Oral-B providing was CNET’s total alternative for the most effective electrical toothbrush for 2025.
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook
Lenovo is notable among the many large laptop computer producers for being a Chinese firm making its merchandise particularly vulnerable to Trump’s tariffs.
Starbucks Ground Coffee (28-ounce bag)
Coffee is included on this tracker due to its ubiquity — I’m definitely ingesting an excessive amount of of it lately — and since it is uniquely vulnerable to Trump’s tariff agenda. Famously, espresso beans can solely be grown inside a sure distance from Earth’s equator, a tropical span largely exterior the US and referred to as the “Coffee Belt.”
Hawaii is the one a part of the US that may produce espresso beans, with knowledge from USAFacts exhibiting that 11.5 million kilos had been harvested there within the 2022-23 season — little greater than a drop within the mug, because the US consumed 282 instances that quantity of espresso throughout that interval. Making issues worse, Hawaiian espresso manufacturing has declined prior to now few years.
All that to say: Americans get virtually all of their espresso from abroad, making it one of the vital probably merchandise to see value hikes from tariffs.
