The UNITED STATE Federal Trade Commission will certainly elect following week on whether it will certainly examine if supply chain disturbances have actually influenced competitors, the company stated in a declaration defining the schedule as tentative.
The conference will certainly be hung on November 18, the declaration stated.
Faced with lengthy hold-ups in obtaining items right into united state ports as well as onto shop racks, the White House has actually pushed for methods to resolve traffic jams, rate distributions as well as minimize scarcities, consisting of dealing with the ports of Long Beach as well as Los Angeles to relocate items all the time.
The White House has actually stated that abnormally high rising cost of living will certainly go down when supply traffic jams convenience.
The FTC stated it will certainly elect on whether it must accumulate information from large sellers as well as various other firms that provide durable goods to examine exactly how supply chain disturbances have actually influenced competitors.
“The study will focus on why these disruptions occur, whether they are leading to specific bottlenecks, shortages, anticompetitive practices, or contributing to rising consumer prices,” the declaration stated.
The FTC normally does not bring issues up for a ballot if they are not likely to pass.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz Editing by Bill Berkrot)
