frank, squeezing out a lot. china, lyse, had obviously difficulties throughout 2021 as so many countries did, but it saw big benefits. the demand for chinese goods, in particular, from the rest of the world, not least from people in lockdown in the us in the early part of the year on their computers ordering away big boost to demand. are there certain economic advantages that china will continue to enjoy in the coming year? well, as marc said, - is there any savings left to keep pushing this demand? i think it sjust the kind of pain you re seeing . streets and village shops people, i consumers had hoped to recoup the losses of the last year - by bumper sales and time - for people to go out and shop, etc. instead they re being hit by another wave, | this time omicron, not sure exactly how long it will go on, will there be a lockdown. - all this creates - a lot of uncertainty. and of course, if you mention china, china unlike many-
of the supply shortages we have seen exacerbated by coronavirus and by brexit, those will ease. that some of the pressures of coronavirus on that will ease and some of the political things that have pushed up energy prices will ease. i think if you are going to look for hope, it s on the inflation side, but the national finances really are under strain and coronavirus is, to be frank, squeezing out a lot. china, and it had obviously difficulties throughout 2021 as so many countries did, but it saw big benefits. the demand for chinese goods, in particular, from the rest of the world, not least people in lockdown in the us in the early part of the year on their computers ordering away, big boost to demand. are there certain economic advantages that china will continue to enjoy in the coming year? | as marc said, is there any savingsj left to keep pushing this demand?
just a bit more hope over inflation. we absolutely have seen those pressures of the moment, but it s possible that some of those are going to prove quite short lived. that has to be the hope that some of the supply shortages we have seen exacerbated by coronavirus and by brexit, those will ease. that some of the pressures of coronavirus on that will ease and some of the political things that have pushed up energy prices will ease, and i think if you are going to look for hope, it s on the inflation side, but the national finances really are under strain and coronavirus is, to be frank, squeezing out a lot. china, and it had obviously difficulties throughout 2021 as so many countries did, but it saw big benefits. the demand for chinese goods, in particular, from the rest of the world, not least people in lockdown in the us in the early part of the year on their computers ordering away, big boost to demand. are there certain economic advantages that china will continue to enjoy in the co
to do something this and yet the pot of money that he put aside for this is almost entirely going to be squeezed up by the health service and indeed by coronavirus, much of it, squeezing out education as well and squeezing out lots of things. so i think we are seeing that pain on national finances as we ve just been discussing, but i wonder if there could be just a bit more hope over inflation. we absolutely have seen those pressures of the moment, but it s possible that some of those are going to prove quite short lived. that has to be the hope that some of the supply shortages we have seen exacerbated by coronavirus and by brexit, those will ease. that some of the pressures of coronavirus on that will ease and some of the political things that have pushed up energy prices will ease, and i think if you are going to look for hope, it s on the inflation side, but the national finances really are under strain and coronavirus is, to be frank, squeezing out a lot. china, and it had obvious
it s on the inflation side, but the national finances really are under strain and coronavirus is, to be frank, squeezing out a lot. china, and it had obviously difficulties throughout 2021 as so many countries did, but it saw big benefits. the demand for chinese goods, in particular, from the rest of the world, not least people in lockdown in the us in the early part of the year on their computers ordering away, big boost to demand. are there certain economic advantages that china will continue to enjoy in the coming year? |as marc said, is there any savingsj left to keep pushing this demand? i think the kind of pain- you are seeing on high streets and village shops with people, i consumers had hoped to recoup the losses of the last year by bumper sales and time for people for people to go out and shop, -