A snarled supply chain is threatening the make-or-break holiday season. Consumers are shopping like never before while retailers — and the White House — are sweating that they may be fighting over slim pickings this holiday season, especially when it comes to toys, electronics and clothing. While new outbreaks are putting workers off the job, leaving raw materials land locked and manufacturing stalled across the world, trains, planes and ships — many stuck floating on the seas outside of Los Angeles, Savannah and Shanghai — are trying to recover from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The result: Long wait times, shortages and higher prices. Here’s a snapshot look at the numbers behind the global supply chain crisis.
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