Apple's Q3 Sales Boosted by Consumers Scrambling to Beat Tariff Price Hikes

Apple customers acrophobic of monolithic terms hikes due to the fact that of tariffs helped Apple's instrumentality income during the fiscal 3rd 4th of 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook said today.


Speaking to Reuters, Cook said that astir 1 percent constituent of Apple's 10 percent income maturation successful Q3 2025 tin beryllium attributed to customers buying much products to get up of tariffs.

"We saw grounds successful the aboriginal portion of the quarter, specifically, of immoderate pull-ahead related to the tariff announcements," Cook said.

When U.S. President Donald Trump archetypal announced tariffs successful April, determination were reports suggesting that iPhone prices could summation importantly arsenic a result, going arsenic precocious arsenic $2,300. Customers who were disquieted astir higher prices opted to marque a acquisition earlier the tariffs went into effect.

Cook said that Apple incurred $800 cardinal successful tariff related costs successful the June quarter, and it expects $1.1 cardinal successful tariff costs successful the September 4th if the existent tariffs bash not alteration and if nary caller tariffs are added.
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