3 Charts Show How Tariffs Drive Up Costs and Prices & it is 100% pay by American as additional tax so the rich can get a tax break 3 張圖表顯示關稅如何推高成本和價格，而這 100% 都是美國人以額外稅的形式支付的，因此富人可以獲得減稅

Small business competitiveness is at risk.
As you can see in the charts in this newsletter, the negative impacts of tariffs are rippling across the economy. As companies see higher prices, it prompts them to pass higher costs on to their customers.

[Graph] ‘How did the prices this business pays for goods or services change?’

Why it matters: Tariffs are a tax on the entire economy. They impact businesses’ ability to remain competitive and profitable —​ or to grow.

Details: The Census Bureau surveys 200,000 American businesses every two weeks. The questions include prices they paid for goods and services, and prices they charged to customers. A troubling pattern has emerged:

Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers report higher costs, and they are beginning to raise prices on consumers.

[Graph] ‘How did the prices this business charges for its own goods or services change?’

Be smart: Smaller businesses are more likely than larger businesses to report that they have faced price increases in recent weeks.

They are also more likely to say that they have had to increase their own prices to customers.

The data aligns with what small businesses tell us about the real and devastating impact they are feeling from tariffs.

“The current tariff structure—especially as it applies to essential imported goods—is pushing our costs to unsustainable levels,” said Cindy Rust, president and CEO, Princeton Medical Group in Nashville, Tennessee.