Massachusetts Shoppers Spending With Caution As Tariffs Go Into Effect

CBS Boston

April 7, 2025

It's not uncommon to see overflowing carriages cruising out of Costco, one after another. But Friday night, for many shoppers, the routine errand of scanning the aisles and checking their receipts came with some extra consideration.

"I said 'why are the racks like empty? What's going on? Is there a tornado or something like that?' He said, 'maybe because of the tariffs,'" Jocelyn Hubbard said of her conversation with her husband.

President Trump's 10% across-the-board tariff on all nearly imports goes into effect Saturday, with added reciprocal tariffs starting next week.

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