What’s Behind the US Baby Formula Shortage?

What’s Behind the US Baby Formula Shortage?
Baby formula is offered for sale at a big box store in Chicago on Jan. 13, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Andrew Moran
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The baby formula shortage is intensifying in the United States, according to new Datasembly numbers.

The retail information provider reported that out-of-stock (OOS) rates continue to climb nationwide, rising to 43 percent in the week ending May 8. This is up from the 30 to 40 percent readings in April.

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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."
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