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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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Automobile factories are curtailing production but the drop in consumer demand is influencing those actions as much as part shortages. It may now take longer for a truck loaded with agricultural goods to pass from Italy to Austria, but those goods are still arriving at their destinations.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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Further, higher labor costs also support higher consumer demand. Consequently, higher labor costs can also create inflationary pressure at the consumer level. This impacts the lending rates that banks can give businesses and consumers, which impacts the amount of the money available to buy stuff. [51]