Inflation may be cooling, but there's one part of Americans' routines that isn't yet feeling relief: a morning cup of coffee. Coffee was among the commodities hit by Donald Trump's tariff policies last year, with prices continuing to rise in 2026. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the average price of coffee across the US reached $9.37 per pound in January, a 33% increase since last year. The 33% increase has pushed coffee bean prices to their highest level since the 1980s, when data on the commodity were first collected. Yet, while costs in the US have surged, they've actually fallen on a global scale, dropping to $3.64 per pound in January. Read more about why coffee is still feeling pressure from Trump's tariff policies at the link in our bio. Story by Samuel O'Brient (Credit: Getty Images) #coffee #coffeeprices #tariffs