Why Everything Is More Expensive Right Now

Published: June 14, 2021, 9 p.m.

b'From computer chips to rental cars to chicken breasts, a complex global supply chain is straining under pent-up post-vaccine demand. NPR\'s Scott Horsley explains what\'s going on \\u2014 and why Biden administration officials think price hikes will eventually level out.

Additional reporting this episode from NPR\'s Camila Domonoske \\u2014 who reported on computer chips in car manufacturing \\u2014 and NPR\'s Weekend Edition Sunday, which reported on slowdowns in food processing and manufacturing.

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