No Need for Hoarding

Trump’s tariffs will cause problems but not widespread shortages.

Containers at a port. August 8, 2025, 3:12 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

Ongoing reports and analysis

Remember the COVID-19-era shortages? Store shelves were stripped of toilet paper. Face masks were rationed. A global scarcity of semiconductors forced automakers and others to curtail production. Ford stashed unfinished Super Duty trucks in the Kentucky Speedway parking lot while waiting for crucial chips to arrive.

For a few months this year, it looked like Americans were in for another round of shortages, this time caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war. But it appears that most products will continue to be available, albeit at higher prices (and w

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