China-Made Goods on Amazon Outpace U.S. Inflation

Amazon customers are experiencing faster price increases for Chinese products than U.S. core goods inflation rates which indicates tariffs are starting to affect American buyers. DataWeave analyzed 1,407 items on Amazon's U.S. site to discover that prices increased by 2.6% from January to mid-June which exceeded the 1% growth of the core goods Consumer Price Index during May.

The report demonstrates the escalating impact of President Donald Trump's tariff policies which started to escalate in May. The price increases were most pronounced in school supplies and electronics and blank media and home goods which represent major Chinese export categories since China shipped $438.9 billion worth of goods to the U.S. during the previous year.

The tracked items showed price increases in 475 products while 633 items maintained their prices and 299 items experienced price decreases. The price of a Hamilton Beach electric kettle rose to $73.21 from its original price of $49.99 while a GreenPan frying pan experienced a price increase that reached double its original value.

The data includes both Amazon-sold products and third-party marketplace items with third-party sellers generating more than 60% of total sales. The use of median prices instead of averages provides analysts with better insights into enduring price trends because it minimizes the effects of brief price surges.