Could The 4%+ Rise In Consumer Xmas Spending This Year Over Last Have Anything To Do..... [View all]

with tariff's and the resultant higher prices for goods & products of this year's consumer goods over last year's prices.

Maybe the same amount or a lesser amount of goods sold were purchased by consumers this year - but total dollars spent were higher because the prices were higher this year over last because of the cost of tariff's was built into the prices.