I'm Checking 11 Important Products Every Day with CNET's Daily Price Tracker, and These Ones Are On Sale Right Today.

It’s a great time to purchase some of the products I’m watching for CNET’s everyday price price tracker right now, before price increases start to increase. James Martin/CNET

I’ve been monitoring a number of products for CNET’s tax price tracker because they have a higher likelihood of being impacted by President Donald Trump’s price agenda. While these tariffs are very likely to cause prices to rise, for the most part the products I’ve been tracking have remained constant, away from significant increases for the Xbox Series X and a budget-friendly 4K TV. There are also a number of items that are already less expensive than common, such as chargers, a budget-friendly soundbar, and the most famous earbuds on the market. &nbsp,

Despite all of this, Trump’s says that tax rates against China are likely to return to 55 % remain unmentioned. The Trump presidency has also been working to remove a business court decision, which found that Trump has no authority to set taxes as he has been– a walk then being argued before an appeals court. We’ll see how that eventually turns out, but for the time being, it’s still possible that the president’s tariff policies may cause price increases. That’s why I’m continuing to observe some essential products you may want or need to buy immediately, to keep track of the possible tariff impacts.

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Below, you can check out a table with the average cost of the 11 items included in this part over the course of 2025. This will help you understand how much money is changing in general and how much money is fluctuating. Deeper down, you’ll be able to check out tables for each specific item being tracked. &nbsp,

For now, the average rate for all of the items we’re covering is down considerably compared to May, although this might get a result of the various sales going about to kick off the summertime. When Amazon holds its Prime Day sale, which I anticipate will be a good time to make a lot of purchases before tariff effects actually start to manifest, that trend is likely to continue into the month.

We’ll be updating this article regularly as prices change. Be sure to check back every so often because it’s all in the name of helping you make sense of things. For more, check out CNET’s guide to whether you should wait to make big purchases or buy them now and get expert tips about how to prepare for a recession.

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Methodology

We’re constantly checking prices and will immediately update the article and the relevant charts to reflect any changes. The following charts show a single bullet point for each month, with the most recent one labeled” Now” and showing the current price. For the past few months, we’ve chosen what was the most prevalent price for each item in a given month. &nbsp,

The historical price-tracker tool Keepa was used to most often get the price information used in these graphs from Amazon. For the iPhones, the prices come from Apple’s official materials and are based on the 128-gigabyte base model of the latest offering for each year: the iPhone 14, iPhone 15 and iPhone 16. The prices for the Xbox Series X were sourced from Best Buy using the comparison tool PriceTracker. If any of these products happen to be on sale at a given time, we’ll be sure to let you know and explain how those price drops differ from longer-term pricing trends that tariffs can cause.

The 11 products we’re monitoring

Mostly what we’re tracking in this article are electronic devices and digital items that CNET covers in depth, like&nbsp, iPhones&nbsp, and affordable 4K TVs– along with a typical bag of coffee, a more humble product that isn’t produced in the US to any significant degree. &nbsp,

The products featured were chosen for a few reasons: Some of them are popular and/or affordable representatives for major consumer tech categories, like smartphones, TVs and game consoles. Other products, such as printer ink or coffee beans, are intended to represent items that consumers might purchase more frequently. Some products were chosen over others because they are likely more susceptible to tariffs. These products have been included in some of our best lists or have received CNET’s review.

Below, we’ll get into more about each individual product, and stick around till the end for a rundown of some other products worth noting.

iPhone 16

The iPhone is the most popular smartphone brand in the US, so this was a clear priority for price tracking. Given its popularity and susceptibility to import taxes due to its overseas production, primarily in China, the iPhone has also become a major topic of conversation about tariffs. Trump has reportedly been fixated on the idea that the iPhone can and should be manufactured in the US, an idea that experts have dismissed as a fantasy. Additionally, estimates have suggested that a US-made iPhone could cost as much as$ 3,500.

Something to note about this graph: The price listed is the one you’ll see if you buy your phone through a major carrier. You’ll be charged an additional$ 30 if you purchase an iPhone 16 directly from Apple or Best Buy without having a carrier involved, so in some places you might find the list price of the standard iPhone 16 listed as$ 830.

Apple’s been taking a few steps to protect its prices in the face of these tariffs, flying in bulk shipments of product before they took effect and planning to move production for the US market from China to India. A shocking 97 % of iPhones imported from the latter nation, from March through May, were bound for the US, according to a recent Reuters report. This latter move drew the anger of Trump again, threatening the company with a 25 % tariff if they didn’t move production to the US, an idea CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly shot down in the past. The future of that action appears to be uncertain as a result of Trump’s decision to exempt electronic devices from tariffs, including smartphones.

Apple’s flagship device is still the top-selling smartphone globally, as of Q1 of this year, although new research from the firm Counterpoint suggests that tariff uncertainty will cause the brand’s growth to stall a bit throughout the rest of 2025.

AA batteries from Duracell

A lot of the tech products in your home might boast a rechargeable energy source but individual batteries are still an everyday essential and I can tell you from experience that as soon as you forget about them, you’ll be needing to restock. The Duracell AAs we’re tracking are some of the top-selling batteries on Amazon.

This particular pack hasn’t seen much shift in pricing in the last few months, but it’s currently around$ 3 off on Amazon, so it’s a good time to pick up some batteries if you need them.

Samsung DU7200 TV

Alongside smartphones, televisions are some of the most popular tech products out there, even if they’re an infrequent purchase. This particular product is a well-known 4K TV that was chosen by CNET as the best overall budget TV for 2025. Unlike a lot of tech products that have key supply lines in China, Samsung is a South Korean company so it might have some measure of tariff resistance. We’ll have to wait and see if this is a temporary change or a more permanent change in pricing because this model is currently about$ 29 more expensive than usual on Amazon.

Xbox Series X

A segment of the market expected to suffer the most from Trump’s tariffs is video game hardware and software. Microsoft’s Xbox is the first console brand to see price hikes&nbsp,– the company cited “market conditions” along with the rising cost of development. Most notable was the price increase for the flagship Xbox Series X, which increased from$ 500 to$ 600. Numerous Xbox accessories also were affected and the company also said that “certain” games will eventually see a price hike from$ 70 to$ 80.

As a first-time consumer, we were monitoring the price of the much-advanced Nintendo Switch as a market representative. Nintendo has not yet hiked the price of its handheld-console hybrid and stressed that the$ 450 price tag of the upcoming Switch 2 has not yet been inflated because of tariffs. Sony, in contrast, has so far only increased prices for its PlayStation hardware in markets outside the US.

AirPods Pro 2

The most recent iteration of Apple’s wildly popular true-wireless earbuds is now available to market the headphones market. Much to the chagrin of the audiophiles out there, a quick look at sales charts on Amazon shows you just how much the brand dominates all headphone sales. Move fast if you want an affordable pair because they used to cost around$ 199 on the website earlier this year, which is a significant discount from its$ 249 list price. ( Or maybe just wait for the rumored AirPods Pro 3.)

HP 962 CMY printer ink is ink-jet.

This HP printer ink includes cyan, magenta and yellow all in one product and recently saw its price jump from around$ 72– where it stayed for most of 2025– to$ 80, which is around its highest price over the last five years. We’ll be monitoring this to see if it’s a long-term change or a quick increase.

This product replaced Overture PLA Filament for 3D printers in this piece, but we’re still tracking that item.

30-watt power bank with a capacity of 10 000 mAh.

Anker’s accessories are perennially popular in the tech space and the company has already announced that some of its products will&nbsp, get more expensive as a direct result of tariffs. This particular item has also been listed among CNET’s top portable chargers. This particular model is showing as out-of-stock on Amazon for the time being, but was most recently back up to$ 26 after a brief sale.

Bose TV speaker

Soundbars have become important purchases, given the often iffy quality of the speakers built into TVs. The Bose TV Speaker is one of the more affordable soundbar options available, especially considering it comes from a company that is as well-known as Bose, despite not being the biggest or best option in the market. This product has been one of the steadiest on this list in terms of price throughout the year, but it’s currently on sale for$ 199, potentially as part of Amazon’s Memorial Day sale. Therefore, this might be the time if you’re looking for a cheap, tariff-free TV speaker.

Oral-B Pro 1000 electric toothbrush

Although electric toothbrushes are more expensive than their conventional counterparts, consumers still make them a popular choice because of how well they perform. I know my dentist won’t let up on how much I need one. CNET chose this particular Oral-B toothbrush as the top electric toothbrush of 2025 overall.

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook

One of the biggest laptop manufacturers is Lenovo, which is known for producing products in China that are particularly susceptible to Trump’s tariffs.

Starbucks Ground Coffee ( 28-ounce bag )

Because of its widespread availability and because it is especially susceptible to Trump’s tariff agenda, coffee is included in this tracker. Famously, coffee beans can only be grown within a certain distance from Earth’s equator, a tropical span largely outside the US and known as the” Coffee Belt” .&nbsp,

With data from USAFacts that shows that 11.5 million pounds of coffee beans were harvested there in the 2022-23 season, which is a mere drop in the mug because the US consumed 282 times that much coffee during that time, according to data from USAFacts. Making matters worse, Hawaiian coffee production has declined in the past few years.

That said, Americans almost all of their coffee is produced abroad, making it one of the most likely products to see price increases result from tariff increases.

Other products

As previously mentioned, we occasionally swap out products for new ones that have seen significant price changes. Here are some things no longer featured above, but that we’re still keeping an eye on:

Overture PLA 3D printer filament: This is a popular choice on Amazon for the material needed to run 3D printers. It has been on Amazon for around$ 15 all year. This product was replaced above by the HP 962 printer ink.

Here are some items we also wanted to highlight that haven’t yet been exhibited with a graph:

Asus ROG Ally X: The premium version of Asus’s Steam Deck competitor handheld gaming PC recently saw a price hike from$ 799 to$ 899, coinciding with the announcement of the company’s upcoming Xbox-branded Ally handhelds.

I’m Checking 11 Important Products Every Day with CNET’s Daily Price Tracker, and These Ones Are On Sale Right Today.