With All These Tariff Flip-Flops, Are Our Groceries Ever Going To Get Cheaper?

Experts reveal how the legal back-and-forth of the president's proposed tariffs will affect your food costs.

The Trump administration — which first insisted tariffs are paid for by foreign countries and not Americans, then backtracked to admit Americans would be feeling the brunt of the hikes — should maybe walk into a grocery store to fully comprehend who is feeling the crunch at the checkout.

Threats, blocks and dips from the erratic nature of the current administration’s tariffs have left American and international markets in a seemingly unpredictable state. And with the latest attempts from judges to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs, how swiftly (if at all) will we be seeing price changes at the grocery store?

After all this, is there any hope that Americans will see the prices drop on their grocery bills? Are tariffs hitting our stomach and wallets in unexpected ways? And does the legal battle to end or keep the tariffs alter the price of those increasingly costly avocados?

HuffPost spoke with economists and market and legal experts for insight into whether the prices at the store are a reflection of Trump’s tariffs, how the legal battles may impact costs, and if we can expect the high cost of goods to continue.

Have tariffs already increased our grocery bills?