(きょうきゅうぶそく)

きょうきゅうぶそく
noun
supply shortage; shortfall in supply
businesseconomics
1. supply shortage; insufficient supply relative to demand
A state in which the quantity of goods, materials, or labor available falls short of what buyers want, typically pushing prices up. Standard vocabulary in business news reporting.
半導体(はんどうたい)供給不足(きょうきゅうぶそく)(つづ)いている
The semiconductor supply shortage is continuing.
供給不足(きょうきゅうぶそく)価格(かかく)()がっている
Prices are rising because of the supply shortage.
A shortage of vegetables caused by unseasonable weather pushed food prices up.

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