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United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
to rush to buy
qiǎnggòu
抢购
iPhone (smartphone by Apple)
iPhone
iPhone
to worry
dānxīn
担心
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
prices
jiàgé
价格

many
hěnduō
很多
Americans
Měiguórén
美国人
to go
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
store
méndiàn
门店
to rush to buy
qiǎnggòu
抢购
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
analyst
fēnxīshī
分析师
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
tariff
guānshuì
关税
implemented
shíshī
实施
after
hòu
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
price
jiàgé
价格
may
kěnéng
可能
rise to
zhǎng dào
涨到
2,300 US dollars
2300 měiyuán
2300美元

April 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM

many
hěnduō
很多
Americans
Měiguórén
美国人
to go
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
store
méndiàn
门店
to buy
mǎi
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
they
tāmen
他们
to worry
dānxīn
担心
mobile phone
shǒujī
手机
price
jiàgé
价格
very soon
hěnkuài
很快
will
huì
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
new
xīn
tariff
guānshuì
关税
may
kěnéng
可能
cause
ràng
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
price
jiàgé
价格
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
2,300 US dollars
2300 měiyuán
2300美元
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
company
gōngsī
公司
already
from
cóng
India
Yìndù
印度
to air-freight
kōngyùn
空运
large quantities of
dàliàng
大量
mobile phones
shǒujī
手机
to
dào
the United States
Měiguó
美国
approximately
yuē
90 percent
90%
90%
particle
de
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
in
zài
China
Zhōngguó
中国
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
tariff
guānshuì
关税
makes
ràng
these
zhèxiē
这些
phones
shǒujī
手机
become
biàndé
变得
more expensive
gèng guì
更贵
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
company
gōngsī
公司
plans
jìhuà
计划
to take
more
gèngduō
更多
production
shēngchǎn
生产
to move to
yí dào
移到
India
Yìndù
印度
Apple
Píngguǒ
苹果
also
hái
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in
zài
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to invest
tóuzī
投资
50 billion US dollars
wǔbǎi yì měiyuán
五百亿美元
for use in
yòng yú
用于
domestic manufacturing
běntǔ zhìzào
本土制造

New Words

Píngguǒ
苹果
Apple
shǒujī
手机
mobile phone
jiàgé
价格
price
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
kōngyùn
空运
to air-freight
guānshuì
关税
tariff
Yìndù
印度
India
Zhōngguó
中国
China

News in English

Science & Technology

Americans Rush to Buy iPhones as Tariff-Driven Price Increases Loom

Many Americans are rushing to Apple stores to buy iPhones before tariff-driven price increases take hold. Analysts warn the price of an iPhone could reach 2,300 US dollars if tariffs are passed on to consumers.

Many Americans go to Apple stores to buy phones. They worry phone prices will very soon rise. New tariffs may cause iPhone prices to exceed $2,300. Apple company has already air-freighted large quantities of phones from India to the United States. Approximately 90% of iPhones are produced in China. Tariffs make these phones become more expensive. Apple company plans to move more production to India. Apple also announced investing $50 billion in the United States for domestic manufacturing.

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