TOPEKA (KSNT) – After nearly a month entering President Trump’s 10% global tariffs, local impacts are felt beyond the pump and grocery store. President Trump’s policy is intended to target international trade, but one local music store says it strikes a chord much closer to home.
“When I started with the store 30 years ago, all of the instruments were made in the US… and no beginner line is now made in the US,” said Todd Manning, owner of Manning Music in Topeka.
Manning told 27 News that he has been seeing prices fluctuate from 13 to 27 percent daily. This fluctuation makes it difficult for his business to plan long term and give customers accurate pricing.
“We had a gentleman call yesterday that was interested in trumpets. One of them jumped 200 dollars from its wholesale cost because of tariffs,” said Manning. “We want to sell instruments. We want to give people the best and most fair price, but we also don’t want to go out of business because we’re trying to match our prices from just a couple weeks ago.”
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Manning says for now, the store is trying to absorb as much of the cost as possible, but some price increases may be unavoidable.
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