it also means a shortage of component parts like microchips, making gifts like playstations, computers, and phones expensive and hard to find. factor in inflation and all of it driving up prices. you could spend, like, maybe $120 in groceries. now it s, for, like, little things, you end up paying, maybe ten items and you re coming out like $200. reporter: price hikes hitting everything from toys to clothes, gadgets, furniture and car parts. reports from goldman-sachs show that toy makers hasbro and mattel are already raising prices. our colleagues at cnbc tracked down care bears made in china where manufacturing costs are up 25% since january. once in the u.s., moving the bears by rail costs 225% more than in 2019. and trucking rates are up 91%, which means it just got a whole lot more expensive for care bear maker, basic money. for now, retailers sigh, buy early and be flexible. shop now.