waiting on three containers of tires from south korea.- tires from south korea. tires should have tires from south korea. tires should have come tires from south korea. tires should have come straight i tires from south korea. t as should have come straight here and they won t make it till mid november. and they won t make it till mid november- and they won t make it till mid | november. they november. they are late? they are very late november. they are late? they are very late and november. they are late? they are very late and we november. they are late? they are very late and we cannot - are very late and we cannot make 5000 bikes. and if that wasn t bad enough, the shortage of drivers means they are struggling to get the bikes to the shop. struggling to get the bikes to the sho. , ,, , struggling to get the bikes to the sho-. , ,, ,., the shop. businesses are grappling the shop. businesses are grappling with the shop. businesses are grappling with a - the shop. b
set to rock this summer pool season. chlorine prices, set to soar, 70% in the summer. in some parts of the country, prices of already doubled. wars continue to, rage restaurants are continuing to feel the heat of higher supplies nations largest chicken producer said roosters are not breeding in the winter storms in texas this, year have led to a shortage of chicken. that shortage made worse by the lasting effects of the pandemic. if you have looked for a new used car, lately probably experience some sticker shock. on average used car prices every isn t an unparalleled 17% since last year, due to a microchip shortage. rental car companies are facing shortages nationwide, just as many people are gearing up for summer travel, the shortage field in part by decisions made last year, when business plummeted, at the start of the pandemic, many cash strapped rental companies sold off much of their inventories. after all these spot shortages which come from all
in place to deal with it? costs for businesses are also piling up. britain s biggest chicken producer, two sisters, is warning the days of low food prices are coming to an end. so, how is all this affecting shoppers plans for christmas here in newport? are you worried about christmas shortages? yes. definitely. the shops, the shelves look empty already. we ve been and got our turkey already. yeah, bought the turkey just in case. are you worried about shortages? a little bit, i think. but it s not going to- cause me to panic buy. most of them will be having money this year because you don t know what s going to arrive into britain. and for some businesses, it could be a bumpy ride ahead at their busiest time of the year. emma simpson, bbc news, pontypool. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is in washington for us tonight where world finance ministers have been meeting this week. new measures announced by the government today enough to start easing
amount of christmas presents available for everyone to buy. we re doing absolutely everything we can to mitigate some of these challenges. they are global in nature, so we can t fix every single problem, but i feel confident that there will be a good provision of goods for everybody and we are working our way to remove blockages where we can. he s hoping temporary work visas will help, but there is concern foreign hgv food drivers may not be able to arrive for another month. all of the shortages were predicted. i think a lot of people will say, why on earth hasn t the government therefore got a plan in place to deal with it? costs for businesses are also piling up. britain s biggest chicken producer, two sisters, is warning the days of low food prices are coming to an end. so, how is all this affecting shoppers plans for christmas here in newport? are you worried about christmas shortages? yes. definitely. the shops, the shelves look empty already. we ve been and got our turkey alread