WASHINGTON – The Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report today finding that since President Trump imposed his tariffs, new parents in the United States are paying 24% higher prices for key goods for new babies. The Committee analyzed price changes between April 1st – just before Trump announced the so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs on nearly every country – and June 9th.
Key findings from the Committee report include:
- 24 percent or $98: The increase in the total cost of five common baby items – the most popular infant stroller, car seat, crib, high chair, and baby monitor – on Amazon since April 1, the day prior to President Trump’s imposition of widespread tariffs
- $400 per family: The average cost increase for families with new infants since March 10 on a broader collection of 11 categories of baby goods, such as bouncers and diaper bags, based off of previously unreleased data from popular registry site Babylist
- $875 million: The total cost increase for new parents in the United States in 2025, if every family with a newborn pays the $400 cost increase on these 11 goods. The report also includes a breakdown of total cost increase per state on pages 2-3
“New parents already have their budgets stretched thin by all the products that they have to buy for their child – the last thing they need is a new tax on babies created by President Trump,” said Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee. “Families should not have to pay the price for the President’s chaotic tariffs. Families need relief from rising costs, including child care, housing, and health care costs – instead, President Trump is making essential products even more expensive.”
Read the full Joint Economic Committee – Minority report here.