“Starting the day I take the oath of office,” President Donald Trump promised during a Pennsylvania campaign rally in 2024, “I will rapidly drive prices down and we will make America affordable again. We’re going to make it affordable again.” It was a bold promise, one keyed into the fact that many Americans ultimately vote with their wallets.
Yet, despite that promise, many household items have increased in price in the year since President Trump took office in January 2025. Here are a few such items and why they’ve increased in price.
