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Homebrew

12/19/21 10:46 PM

#93516 RE: wadegarret #93515

Will inflation stop ? Will prices also decline, or just stay stuck at inflated prices ?
Shipping containers cost 10x what they did a year ago. Curious if they go back down, or if some prices stay inflated for extra profit.
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nelson1234

12/20/21 5:32 AM

#93519 RE: wadegarret #93515

I think supply chain issues will ease in the short term... Commodity/product inflation is mostly transitory... almost by definition... not saying it doesnt matter, just that it does correct itself. The big problem, imo, is wage inflation. Unlike Commodities/products, wages are sticky. And in the US business has been extremely innovative and productive in recent years. Should that continue, and I think it will, there may be further strong demand for labor which may exacerbate the wage inflation problem.

Of course thats all my thoughts and I am often wrong about future events.

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