658808 external_news 1654892949 1654892949 Georgia Tech economics professor Tibor Besedes said the Los Angeles port is backed up with ships and shipping containers for a reason.“This is a pretty extraordinary event,” Besedes said. “A lot of the goods are on the ships, rather than in stores. And so even when they get offloaded given the shortage of truck drivers, it takes longer to actually get them into stores and on shelves.”

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