85 percent of parents worry about tariffs affecting back-to-school cost: Survey

85% of parents worry about tariffs affecting back-to-school cost: Survey

(The Hill) — Tariff concerns are affecting parents as they begin back-to-school shopping early to avoid the higher costs they believe are coming for school supplies, according to a Wednesday survey from U.S. News.   Sixty percent of parents already began back-to-school shopping as 62 percent expect to pay more this year than last year, according to the survey.  Eighty-five percent of parents said they were concerned about rising prices due to ta…

Survey: 85% of Americans Concerned About Rising Back-to-School Prices Due to Tariffs

Back-to-school supplies continue to rise in price, and Americans of all income levels are worried.

85 percent of parents worry about tariffs affecting back-to-school cost: Survey

Tariff concerns are affecting parents as they begin back-to-school shopping early to avoid the higher costs they believe are coming for school supplies, according to a Wednesday survey from U.S. News.

How tariffs have upended the back-to-school season

This article was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail This year, one of the most important annual shopping events hangs in the balance of how shoppers respond to the threat of tariffs with their wallets, with President Trump’s deadline for trade deals set for Aug. 1. Shoppers are spreading out their back-to-school shopping over the course of the summer and are more concerned about finding the best deal than they were a year ago, accor…