Business already are trying to pass tariff cost onto customers, Fed report says

Washington, Apr 23 (EFE).- The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) observed Wednesday an increase in prices in its twelve districts due to tariffs and noted that most companies plan to pass on additional costs to the consumer. In its Beige Book, a publication analysing the economic conditions of the 12 districts in which the regulator divides the country, it stressed that prices increased in all: in six modestly and moderately in the rest, similar to the…

Business already are trying to pass tariff cost onto customers, Fed report says

Businesses dealing with tariffs are looking for ways to pass increasing costs onto consumers, according to the Beige Book report.

Trade Worries Dominate Fed’s Beige Book, Activity Little Changed

Uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s heightened use of tariffs on US trading partners loomed large across the country in recent weeks, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book survey of regional contacts.

Businesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says

Businesses dealing with the early stages of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are looking for ways to pass increasing costs onto consumers, according to the Fed Beige Book report. Broadly speaking, the report characterized economic growth as “little changed” from the March 5 report, though it noted that “uncertainty around international trade policy was pervasive.” Businesses dealing with the early stages of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are l…

The U.S. Federal Reserve noted that most companies plan to pass on additional costs to the consumer.

The US Federal Reserve (FED) observed on Wednesday an increase in prices in its 12 districts due to tariffs and noted that most companies plan to pass the additional costs to the consumer. In its book Beige, a publication in which it analyzes the economic conditions of the 12 districts in which the [...] The entry Federal Reserve of the United States notes an increase of the costs for the tariffs and an impact on the consumer was first published…