they have seen it spike 60% in value. the great ketchup shortage of 2021. an issue could that put a damper on your family s thanksgiving day plans. reporter: it used to be easy to fine folks, drivers who wanted to sit in this seat. reporter: shortages unfortunately will be with us again in 2022. we are seen travel shortages in the air. if you are thinking of driving, be ready for pain at the pump. on average a gallon of gas is more than $1 higher than it was this time last year with more americans on the road now than at any other point during the pandemic. the consumer should get used to paying in excess of $3 a gallon as economies around the world continue to recover and demand increases. reporter: many shortages in the grocery aisle, from meat to cereal, and syrup have been resolved as supply chain issues cleared and production ramped up. while some staples like cream
the supply chain can be strained. so we ll talk to the experts in a moment, but first, let s look back before we look forward to 2022. supply chain crisis. these are some of the shortages we experienced in 2021. paper. they ve seen it spike 60% in value. the great ketchup shortage of 2021. it used to be ease to find drivers who wanted to sit in this seat. shortages experts say will be with us again in 2022. we ve already seen travel troubles in the air heading into the new year. if you re thinking of driving, be ready for pain at the pump. on average a gallon of gas is more than a dollar higher than this time last year with more americans on the road now than at any other point during the pandemic. the consumer should get used to pay in excess of $3 a gallon as economies around the world
You probably heard about the shortage of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, tequila, cat food, and a whole long list of things that were continually out of
we had long gas lines. i don t know if i shared how much my wife and i spent on the first mortgage. that is for another day. the point is that for a lot of people, this might be a bit jarring. but i can remember when it was a lot more so. is it going to get a lot more so? neil, we have an entire generation that has never experienced inflation. look, the gloves are off. the masks are off. the consumer is ready to roll. vegas is open for business. stock up on the buffet. because it s all you can seat this summer. my kids are already in line for the pananini. that s how young people think about inflation. they don t realize it. my son said does it come with fries? the tragedy here there s a ketchup shortage. i don t think the inflation can slow down the u.s. consumer. it s the most resilient creature on the face of the earth. people earned it. they ve been stuck in their house a year. the bigger issue they won t