President Donald Trump said he has directed an investigation into furniture imports that he expects will result in higher tariffs by October.
“Within the next 50 days, that Investigation will be completed, and Furniture coming from other Countries into the United States will be Tariffed at a Rate yet to be determined,” he wrote on Truth Social. “This will bring the Furniture Business back to North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, and States all across the Union.”
Price data already show pressure. Furniture and bedding in the CPI rose 0.4% in June and 0.9% in July after roughly two and a half years of mostly deflationary prints. “Other furniture” categories—office, recreation, patio—posted month-over-month gains of 1.5% in May, 1.6% in June, and 1.5% in July, reversing prior declines tied to fading pandemic nesting demand.
The move sits alongside the administration’s consideration of higher tariff levels on imported copper, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals.
China and Vietnam are the top sources of imported furniture, and both exported $12 billion worth of furniture and fixtures to the US last year, according to Commerce Department data. The administration has already raised tariffs on several countries, including these two, a shift that coincided with the recent acceleration in sticker prices.
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