The American Federal Reserve (Fed) confirmed yesterday An increase in prices in its 12 districts Due to tariffs and pointed out that most companies plan to pass additional consumer costs.
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In his book Beige, publication, of the Central Bank, in which he analyzes the economic conditions of the 12 districts in which the regulator divides the country, he stressed that prices increased in all: in six in a modest way and moderately in the restsimilar to the previous report.
“Most districts indicated that companies provided for a considerable increase in input costs as a result of tariffs. Many companies have already received notifications from their suppliers about an increase in costs”Said the organism.
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The companies, he added, “They informed having applied tariff surcharges or shortened price horizons to compensate for the uncertainty of commercial policy.”
“The majority expected to transfer additional costs to customers. However, there were reports on margin compression in the face of the increase in costs, since the demand remained weak in some sectors, especially in consumer -oriented companies”he said.
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