[GWynand]

I started reading the logistics magazines and they were putting the primary blame on the stimulus payments. We printed a bunch of money and people spent it on stuff from China since much of the service industries were shutdown. That and covid shutdown depleted inventories which are being restocked, all at the same time. Our supply chain isn't made to absorb a surge like this. Yes you can print money but you can't print truck drivers and ports.

[telescope115]

I can see that being part of the problem.
I know I blew my last stimulus check on stuff made in China.
I recently bought myself a new wedding band,tungsten carbide- guess what?
THAT’S made in China, too! Sickening…..

[cymbeline]

“... stimulus payments. We printed a bunch of money and people spent it on stuff from China since much of the service industries were shutdown”

I like that explanation because it explains why the problem didn’t happen earlier.