Janus
Well-Known Member
Lumber imports from evil Canada to the USA have been slapped with tariffs, as have many other goods, in a baleful attempt at 'reshoring' American manufacturing and production. Thank the politicians who love capitalism so much they refuse to let it work properly.Sounds like lumber or gasoline pricing. Someone says we'll get hit with inflation so everyone one raises prices to make sure it happens
Many companies resisted passing along price hikes during the last presidential regime, but they could only do that for so long. Prices have been very volatile during the pandemic, but there were numerous preexisting factors which have only worsened since.
Additionally shipping constraints are compounding input cost rises, a port in China recently had a ~50 mile backup of trucks waiting to offload their goods. I know the Port of Seattle is also tremendously backed up, due to distancing requirements and labor issues. I would be surprised if Japan wasn't similarly constrained at their ports.
Just-in-time manufacturing only works when goods are flowing quickly, which is contributing to depressed production on top of delayed deliveries.