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I really couldn't even venture a guess what the cost of going back to full production would entail as far as it's impact on inflation. Wages are up, training staff takes time and money, and new employees are less productive than experienced ones. As long as your competition is suffering the same ills you can pass the costs on to consumers.
I think a good chunk of inflation is the increased cost of energy. Diesel is still sky high, most everyone is paying more for electricity. Shipping costs have gone insane, as I have said before, I often order various shop supplies in the exact same volumes. I am getting hit with freight charges that are double of what they were 2 years ago. If you think of all the things contributing to inflation I think it will take a recession to stop it. At least all the money for nothing is drying up.
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