SPOKANE, Wash. -- 4 News Now is once again tracking price changes on four common household items: a pineapple from Mexico, a Barbie doll from Indonesia, a t-shirt from Jordan, and a car headlight bulb from China. This month marks the first time since tracking began that no price changes occurred.
Tracking began in April, when people wondered how President Trump's tariffs on imported goods would affect items in stores. When goods are imported to the U.S., tariffs are applied. The percentage of tariff tax varies by product and country.
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While all four items remained the same as last month, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell worries prices could truly begin to change now that high tariffs are in full effect.
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