Fireworks Price Skyrocketing Before Independence Day Due to Shipping Costs

Fireworks Price Skyrocketing Before Independence Day Due to Shipping Costs
People watch the Macy's 4th of July Firework Show over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, U.S., July 4, 2019. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
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Consumers are getting less bang for their buck this Independence Day, with the cost of fireworks skyrocketing.

Fireworks wholesalers say the cost of shipping containers carrying their goods from China have more than doubled since last year.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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