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The containers. the point is during the pandemic manufacturing plunged, supplies went down. now you have the surge in demand and we dont have the capacity to handle it. >> so now this congestion is rippling to salve anna, east coast ports and northern ports as well. it is rippling out and they are having back logs now which makes sense because companies are always going to try to find the best way to get to the market. >> so supply chain is really a fancy term for planes and trains and ships and...

New car sales plunged over the last three months in the United States despite strong demand.

Labor shortages, scarce and expensive shipping containers and an ongoing computer chip crisis are leading to costly price tags and fewer options.

General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Stellantis and Nissan reported recent declines as problems in the global supply chain held down output and inventories.

General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Stellantis and Nissan reported recent declines as problems in the global supply chain held down output and inventories.

New car sales plunged over the last three months in the United States despite strong demand.

New car sales plunged over the last three months in the United States despite strong demand.

The biggest bottlenecks lie and how it could be affecting your every day life. >> reporter: fredricka, supply chains are a hot mess right now. in one of the biggest problems is a worldwide computer chip short annual. chips are a key component in the modern economy, used from everything from cars to coffee machines to pelotons, pretty much everything that has an on/off switch. it is forcing ford, gm and other auto companies to splash production driving up costs on new and used vehicles. the chip ...

But this year im not procrastinating. >> reporter: she and her husband run a battery distribution business and know firsthand how hard it is to get supplies because of how covid has slowed the supply chain. already she has seen some items not available. >> getting started early certainly makes me feel better because i know that im going to get what i want, or at least im able to make those last-minute changes earlier than december 20. >> reporter: jamie joins an estimated 51 million holiday shop...

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