Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam are among Asian manufacturing economies that have reported a renewed Covid outbreak in the last few weeks. Products or components made in those economies are shipped globally to places as far as the U.S.
The increase in infections has come as demand for goods from the U.S. and China the world s top two economies has contributed to a really fast rise in factory-gate prices in East Asia, said Richard Martin, managing director of IMA Asia.
Martin told CNBC s Street Signs Asia that any glitch in the global supply chain, such as the shutdown of key factories across Asia could result in a big push up in inflation.
东南亚疫情反弹经济欠佳，工厂关闭或影响全球供应链
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分析师：亚洲疫情爆发或打击供应链 进一步推高美国通胀
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东南亚疫情反弹经济欠佳，工厂关闭或影响全球供应链_病例
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