Companies were diversifying supply chains and bringing production to the United States, the spokesperson added. The biggest increases for imports were seen in goods that the United States cannot produce domestically, such as coffee, or that come from highly penalised countries, like Turkey. Separate Reuters analyses of e-commerce websites Shein and Amazon were already showing robust price increases for Chinese products sold in the United States, ranging from clothing to electronics. That has all set the scene for higher inflation in the United States. GLOBAL TRADE SEEN SUFFERING AS TARIFFS BITEThe rest of the world, however, has no reason to celebrate.

Source: bd News24 October 13, 2025 07:26 UTC