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These days, there are many places around the world that ask for goods, but there is a shortage of ships and people to carry them. The problem is that this could get worse in the future.



For more details, reporter Jeon Yeon-nam delivers.



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A fast food restaurant in Seoul. There was a notice saying that fries were out of stock and could be replaced with nuggets or cheese sticks.



[Sometimes sold out. Because (supply) is not constant.] The



situation at other fast food restaurants is similar.



[Fast food restaurant official: Even if we are looking for alternatives, we are currently supplying them.]



This is because the quantity of frozen French fries from the US is not coming in.



One imported brand popular sneaker product is out of stock and cannot be obtained.



[There is no scheduled date to wear it separately. (Do I have to wait?) Yes.]



Some apparel companies also had difficulties in securing supplies due to production disruptions in Southeast Asia due to the corona crisis.



[Clothing company official: Production has decreased a bit. I moved to Hanoi and took care of it there... .]



Since the reopening of the economy after Corona 19, the volume of cargo has surged, but the shortage of not only carriers but also port workers made the logistics difficult, which started to affect the supply and demand of consumer goods.



In particular, the logistics bottleneck is aggravating as the demand from retailers to secure goods ahead of the super-large consumption season, such as China's Singles Day and Black Friday in the US, overlaps.



[Kyung Kyung / Professor, Department of Transportation Logistics, Hanyang University: There are regions around the world that are vulnerable to supply chains, and Korea can be a representative example.

At the end of the year, it starts to be in high demand, and when there is a shortage of (consumer goods), (price) has no choice but to go up.]



At this time, we are concerned about damage to our home appliance companies, who have to send products to sell during the year-end shopping season in the US and Europe. .



(Video editing: Park Ki-duk, VJ: Park Hyun-woo)