A deeper dip into consumer wallets this holiday season is expected to last through Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it is already being seen in the Halloween product market.

DataWeave, which analyzes SKUs (stock keeping units), a scannable code retailers use to identify and track a product, says it has seen big price hikes among relatively inexpensive Halloween items, led by pumpkin carving-related products. Pumpkin Masters, the popular pumpkin carving company that offers a wide range of carving and decorating kits, topped the list in the percentage of price increases, with year-over-year increases as high as 300%.

According to customs agents who have reviewed the products, which are made in China, and calculated the approximate tariff costs for CNBC, the tariff burden paid by importers o

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