(CNN) — Last fall, in the waning weeks of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump visited Sprankle’s Neighborhood Market, a family-owned grocery store in rural Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
The stop was meant to drive home one of Trump’s core campaign promises: to rein in the cost of groceries and everyday needs starting on Day 1 of his presidency.
January inflation data released on Friday showed progress in tamping down overall price growth. Now, new tariffs on the United States’ top three trading partners threaten to kick inflation back up again.
This week, the Trump administration levied 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada and at least a 20% tariff on imports from China. Experts warn prices for many grocery store items will rise as a result.
Last week, before the additional tariffs were implemented, residents of Kittanning, located about 43 miles northeast of Pittsburgh and part of Armstrong County, which Trump won with …