While attention has been focused on how shortages and surging prices are holding back real consumption, those same factors are weighing even more heavily on business equipment investment. Faced with widespread labour shortages, low borrowing costs and elevated business confidence, all the ingredients are in place for a renewed wave of capital deepening that could provide a boost to productivity. But shortages and inflation appear to be holding back potential.
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