Shortages index: How much supply problems affect a basket of goods in each country

Higher the figure, greater the shortage

Date

Dec 2020

Jan 2021

Feb 2021

Mar 2021

Apr 2021

May 2021

Jun 2021

Jul 2021

Aug 2021

Sep 2021

Oct 2021

US

2.13

2.34

2.92

3.3

3.77

4.25

4.17

4.32

4.17

4.18

4.53

Canada

1.57

1.53

1.73

2.07

2.53

2.51

2.6

2.38

3.19

2.85

3.32

UK

1.26

1.96

2.13

2.73

3.2

4.27

4.9

4.99

5.47

5.5

Date

Dec 2020

Jan 2021

Feb 2021

Mar 2021

Apr 2021

May 2021

Jun 2021

Jul 2021

Aug 2021

Sep 2021

Oct 2021

Japan

-0.19

-0.29

-0.09

0.57

0.74

0.71

1.01

1.09

1.12

1.38

Germany

1.54

1.65

1.71

2.31

2.95

3.31

3.55

4.01

4.21

4.28

Euro-zone

1.24

1.36

1.59

2.1

2.64

3.03

3.33

3.7

3.88

4.19

Higher the figure, greater the shortage

Date

Dec 2020

Jan 2021

Feb 2021

Mar 2021

Apr 2021

May 2021

Jun 2021

Jul 2021

Aug 2021

Sep 2021

Oct 2021

US

2.13

2.34

2.92

3.3

3.77

4.25

4.17

4.32

4.17

4.18

4.53

Canada

1.57

1.53

1.73

2.07

2.53

2.51

2.6

2.38

3.19

2.85

3.32

UK

1.26

1.96

2.13

2.73

3.2

4.27

4.9

4.99

5.47

5.5

Japan

-0.19

-0.29

-0.09

0.57

0.74

0.71

1.01

1.09

1.12

1.38

Germany

1.54

1.65

1.71

2.31

2.95

3.31

3.55

4.01

4.21

4.28

Euro-zone

1.24

1.36

1.59

2.1

2.64

3.03

3.33

3.7

3.88

4.19