The Consumer Price Index for September, released later than usual because of the government shutdown, may reflect the effects of President Trump’s tariffs on a wide range of products.
Companies had passed along about 37 percent of new tariffs to consumers, forced 9 percent onto their suppliers and absorbed 51 percent through August, according to Goldman Sachs. That is a big hit to shoppers’ wallets, enough to reverse inflation’s f... [6812 chars]