Marketplace · Friday, July 24, 2026
Stacy Vanek Smith suggests that tariffs have become like 'economic wallpaper,' having an impact but no longer commanding significant attention. She notes that in 2025, tariffs cost households an estimated $1,000, a figure expected to increase, contributing to consumer difficulties with inflation and stagnant wages.
“Seems to me now that the the tariffs, well impactful on an individual basis and with small businesses and, you know, big businesses too. Um, they've kind of become like economic wallpaper.”
“We got numbers from the tax Foundation that in 2025, tariffs cost households about a thousand dollars.”
“I think consumers are just in an increasingly difficult situation trying to pay for things. And I think that $1,000, which is expected to be more this year, is really starting to change.”