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Cell phones, TVs and video game consoles tend to be big-ticket purchases, and the latest US tariffs could make them even bigger-ticket.

Also, expected to rise in price are apparel, shoes and big-ticket items such as laptops, dishwashers and washing machines.

She sees the entire exercise as a political ploy to get fearful consumers to make big-ticket purchases quickly in an effort to jump-start a flagging economy.

But as the two countries work on a trade deal, experts say Washington now wants to push "big-ticket" farm exports - wheat, cotton, corn and maize - to narrow its $45bn trade deficit with India.

Many of those items, such as furniture and appliances, are typically big-ticket purchases with long life cycles, making rebuying an infrequent occurrence under normal circumstances.