lever at the federal government disposal to reduce delays. reporter: the supply chain headaches have sparked product shortages, longer delivery times, and inflation with price increases up 5% from last year, impacting shoes, appliances, and groceries. treasure secretary janet yellen told norah it won t end soon. but i don t mean to suggest these pressures will disappear in the next month or two. reporter: all of these factors pushing consumer confidence down and increasing pressure on the president. as a consumer, it s going to make you feel rotten. and when you feel rotten as a consumer, you take it out on whoever is in office. and that is what this administration is going to have to deal with. reporter: in his remarks today, the president warned the federal government might take bolder steps if the private sector doesn t step up to address the backlog concerns. and if you re concerned about deliveries making it time for the holidays, retailers say you