Fresh tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities recently announced by President Trump on social media could cause already high prices to rise even further, and deter some Americans from embarking on home renovation projects.

Mr. Trump on Thursday said his administration will levy a 50% tariff on all imported kitchen cabinets , bathroom vanities and "associated products," plus a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture from abroad.

Preventing what he called the "flooding" of such goods into the U.S. is a matter of national security, the president added. Both sets of tariffs will kick in Oct. 1, he said. "It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for National Security and other reasons, our Manufacturing process," Mr. Trump wrote .

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