You told us how tariffs are affecting you

您向我们讲述了关税如何影响您

The Indicator from Planet Money

2025-06-23

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Americans like to spend money. In fact, we spend more per person than almost any other country in the world. So, we wanted to know how an uncertain economy is affecting that. Today on the show, we hear from consumers directly on how their spending habits have changed the past few months. Related episodes:How's ... everybody doing? (Apple / Spotify)Three ways consumers are feeling the pinch (Apple / Spotify) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • NPR.

  • Over the past several months, the American consumer has been on a rollercoaster ride.

  • Right before President Trump took office, consumer confidence was rising steadily.

  • Many voters and businesses felt optimistic that Trump would be good for the economy.

  • But then as Trump rolled out round after round of new tariffs on U.S. trading partners,

  • things, they took a turn.

  • By May, consumer sentiment had plunged to near record lows.

  • And then just in the past couple of weeks, it turned back up.

  • Even with this recent boost of consumer confidence,

  • the fact remains that consumers today are feeling way less optimistic about the economy than they were at the start of the year.

  • And that is having a significant effect on the way consumers...

  • Consume.

  • This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm Waylon Wong.

  • And I'm Adrian Ma.

  • Earlier this month, we did a little survey of our own.

  • Non-scientific, of course, but we asked listeners,

  • how is this moment in the economy affecting your spending habits?

  • And you responded.

  • So today on the show,