STORY: :: Washingtonians fear prices will keep rising after Trump announces a 10% baseline tariff:: Washington, D.C.:: April 2, 2025"We're gonna be affected big. You see it in the market. You see the groceries are going up. The farmers are catching it. You know he came and flipped the whole system around.""Yeah I mean avocados from Mexico is definitely a big one that I think about. I know some of our citrus too are grown internationally as well. Those are two of the big ones I can think of at the top of my head but you know still know that that's going to have an impact on grocery budgets." "You know, it's gonna really concerning. I'm not really like feeling it at the moment, but like when they do, if they do right, it's gonna be concerning. Things are already rising, you know, there's already like inflation and all that kind of stuff. So I don't really want like there to be other price hikes, you know? It already kind of like sucks to with like the amount of income that I make to have to deal with that."Chinese imports will be hit with a 34% tariff, on top of the 20% he previously imposed, bringing the total new levy to 54%. Close U.S. allies were not spared, including the European Union, which faces a 20% tariff, and Japan, which is targeted for a 24% rate.A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the higher penalties will take effect on April 9 and will apply to about 60 countries in all. The baseline 10% tariff will take effect on Saturday, the official said.