spending patterns. it s more about how the over the inflationary pricing over the next six months very do the choose an alternative brand, do they decide to purchase one of our own brands? in addition the federal reserve announcing an abrupt policy shift saying it will shrink mostly bond purchases twice as fast as a planned quitting the fed on a path to start raising rates in the firs half of 2022. s supply and demand in balance related to the pandemic have continued to contribute to elevated levels of inflation. in particular, bottlenecks and supply constraints are limiting how quickly can respond to higher demand in the near term these problems have been larger and longer lasting than anticipated. exacerbated by waves of the virus spread. the wharton study adds while inflation is up and people are paying more for what they are buying, spending patterns remai the same.