Effect on smaller markets

It's no different for major defense contractors like where I work and not just small companies. It is impacting our everyday business. Auto makers, some of the largest OEM's in the world with significant 'clout' can't get stuff either. You can see auto layoffs and production suspensions in the news almost every day.

Some day, researchers will reveal the draconian steps taken during the COVID feardemic is the root cause of this problem. Not to say that the initial responses were wrong, but once the China Wuhan virus was better understood by the June/July 2020 time frame, the world should have been 're-opened' for school and business.