Masks that should increase production and imports Why are product shortages continuing?

Mask that should increase production and imports Why is the shortage of goods still continuing?

At the request of the government, mask production has increased significantly, and imports from China and other countries are increasing, but supply can not keep up with the growing demand, even if it arrives at the store, it is sold out immediately and the mask shortage is still resolved Not.

According to INTAGE, a leading market research company that analyzes daily sales information, called POS data, about 30% of large nationwide drugstores that sell masks are unable to sell at all.

Looking at the sales of masks on a weekly basis, in late January, when Japanese infection was first confirmed in Japan, the stock increased to about nine times the normal year due to spare stock, but since then it has been almost the same as a normal year It is changing.

One reason for this is that even if the supply of masks increases, the demand for medical institutions and nursing care facilities has not been sufficiently met, and supply has not kept up.

In response to this, the government has been preparing emergency supplies to collectively supply more than 35 million copies to medical institutions.

To further increase domestic production capacity, subsidies will be given to production equipment to increase 82 million units per month.

Later next week also imports from China, at the prospect that comes more and more in earnest, the future, but also the supply of consumer You are coming more and more, whether shortages are when resolved, the fact that the prospect is not standing is.

On the other hand, the government has banned resale above the purchase price, including online transactions, from this month to prevent the act of buying masks.

According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, mask trades at major auction sites are no longer listed.

On the other hand, masks that are not resold products are sold on online shopping sites, but prices have risen significantly, mainly because it is becoming difficult to secure raw materials worldwide.