Prices for fireworks are up 60% in Sultan and 30% nationwide as Trump’s tariffs on China squeeze Fourth of July budgets ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday.
SULTAN, Wash. — Fireworks prices are soaring across the country, and in the small Snohomish County community of Sultan, a decades-old tradition is at risk.
The annual Sultan Shindig draws 10,000 people each July to celebrate summer and the nation’s birthday. But President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China — the world’s largest fireworks manufacturer — have driven up costs 60% for organizers this year, forcing them to ask the public for help funding the display for the first time
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