Senior tea buyer Aaron Vick says he paid 75% more for the highest-grade 2025 crop of Japanese matcha. He expects lower grades to cost 30% to 50% more.
Inflation is staying level—for now—but the next wave of tariff-driven price increases is already in motion: ‘They are going up, we’ve seen that’
BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 12, 2025
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Matcha prices are expected to rise further after the United States announced 15 per cent tariffs on Japanese imports
The PlayStation 5 is currently the most popular gaming console in America.
The Japanese technology giant cited economic challenges as it raised prices for the consoles by around $50.
The producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — was up 0.9% last month from June and 3.3% from a…
“We just simply cannot predict how that is going to play out,” FedEx Chief Customer Officer Brie Carere said.
Sony, like other console makers, is contending with surging memory chip prices which have forced the company to raise prices.
