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Holidays for nearly two years. you have the big travel statistics before. people are gathering. what they are doing, they are buying occasion apparel and searching for value. with the high inventory levels that retailers had, consumers know there is goods out there, there is goods out there for a deal, and they are going to keep getting deals all holiday season long. >> yeah. so, obviously, last year one of the major concerns was supply chain issues caused by the pandemic. it left a lot of stores with fewer items to sell. do you think that retailers have fully rebounded from the pandemic? >> i...

>> reporter: across the board, energy costs are expected to be higher than last year. the federal government expects the biggest jumps for customers who use heating oil or natural gas to stay warm, up 27% and 28%. two factors are driving the spike. the global market affected by russia's war in ukraine and opec's plan to slash production of crude oil. the supply of heating oil in new england is also about a third of where it typically is. >> we are operating right now at unacceptably low inventory levels. >> reporter: this is important, experts say that it is not cause for concern. >> supply is...

Pressure coming internationally and from the us is going to make a difference? i and from the us is going to make a difference?- and from the us is going to make a difference? i do not. opec make _ make a difference? i do not. opec make the _ make a difference? i do not. opec make the decisions - make a difference? i do not. opec make the decisions of| make a difference? i do not. - opec make the decisions of what they take their decisions on. we have seen itjoe biden try to increase relations with members of opec and saudi arabia but that has not necessarily resulted in any changes in the way...

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Anticipate inventory levels returning to normal in the coming weeks. why is the problem worse in the us than elsewhere? it's it�*s a good question, and nobody really knows. i spoke to some supply experts today who set off on this is caused by supply sourcing issues which is normally why we see issues like this cropping up in one country and not in others. $5 like this cropping up in one country and not in others.— like this cropping up in one country and not in others. as always, thank ou ve and not in others. as always, thank you very much _ and not in others. as always, thank you very mu...