Sports and Recreation Price Trail
Sporting Goods Prices Rose 5.3% in a Year, Ending a Two-Year Slide
After two years of falling prices, the government’s sporting goods index climbed 5.3% in the year to August 2026. The price trail by category,…
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Sports and Recreation Price Trail
After two years of falling prices, the government’s sporting goods index climbed 5.3% in the year to August 2026. The price trail by category,…
Fitness and Training Price Trail
Sports equipment prices turned up in 2025 and 2026 after two years of declines. What the CPI, the tariff rulings and industry surveys say…
Garden and Backyard Price Trail
The price index that covers grills peaked in January 2026, tariff refunds are flowing to importers, and Traeger’s average grill price fell more than…
Collectibles and Toys Price Trail
The government’s toy price index was 4.0% higher in July 2026 than a year earlier, after two years of declines. What is pushing prices…
Creators and Content Price Trail
The BLS price index for camera gear peaked in March 2026 and has since slipped below its year-earlier level. What the tariff ruling, refunds…
Small Business and Side Hustles Market Shift
CBP made the de minimis suspension indefinite in June 2026 and extended a new entry process to mail. Here is what changed, why the…
Home Improvement Price Trail
Tariffs pushed tool prices up in mid-2025. By 2026 the price index had stalled below its March peak, toolmakers reported flat pricing and shoppers…
Home and Kitchen Price Trail
Cookware inflation has cooled, small appliances barely moved, and dishes are up nearly 10% in a year. What the price data and appliance makers’…
Fashion and Apparel Price Trail
Apparel prices sat still for two years, then rose 3.6% in twelve months. What the BLS data shows, how the 2026 tariff changes fit…
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