The Recent Evolution of Ground Beef and Ground Coffee Prices and Tariff Rates in the U.S.

From BLS:

Figure 1: Price of Ground Beef (red, left scale), of Ground Coffee (brown, right scale), in $/lb., n.s.a. Orange dashed lines at discrete increases in tariff rates, green dashed line at discrete drop in tariff rates. Source: BLS, TPC Tariff Tracker.

Import weighted goods-specific tariff rates from TPC (ex. AD/CVD):

Source: Tax Policy Center Tariff Tracker, accessed 2/15/2026.

Growth rate of prices for both items decelerates post-tariff removal. Who would’a thunk it? (And why did Trump remove the tariffs if tariffs don’t raise prices?)

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