how did the covid 19 pandemic affect market prices 
the covid 19 pandemic produced a classic example of the effects of supply and demand on the market prices of many products from 2020 until 2023 a breakdown in the supply chain disrupted the delivery of imported products from auto parts to gasoline to shoes a backup in delivery of products from warehouses to stores across the u s slowed delivery of staple products like toilet paper to top it all off a flood of government money directly to taxpayers increased demand for durable goods like refrigerators all of these factors reduced supply and drove up market prices the end result was an increase in overall inflation 1