Will eventually be relieved. the input costs from importing things from parts of asia, where there are supply chain shortages and blockages, so all these costs are coming together for companies and they have a choice. they can absorb it at their margins or pass it on to us as consumers. and if they decide to pass that on to us as consumers, and we the consumers can kind of afford it, then it does look like maybe inflation stays a bit higher and for a bit longer than people might have expected. some commodity prices have already fallen. the price of lumber shot up to a record of $1711 for every 1000 feet of wood board in may, but more recently, has dropped sharply to just over $1010. while prices for some services, such as hairdressing, rose sharply and prices of some goods rose at a record pace, most economists and traders are convinced for now that the upward pressure on prices is temporary. ....