Laundry detergent, gas, cars: Inflation, supply chain snags send prices for everyday items soaring

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Laundry detergent, gas, cars: Inflation, supply chain snags send prices for everyday items soaring
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Orange juice. Laundry detergent. Cars. Here's a look at what's getting more expensive.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the ports of LA and Long Beach on Tuesday.

The company attributed the price increase to cost pressures, including transportation, labor and the commodities it uses to manufacture its products. The US producer price index, a gauge for prices manufacturers are paying, rose 9.7% last year.Prices at the pump are rising again. Crude oil climbed above $81 for the first time in two months, and gasoline prices are creeping back up.

Since Monday, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline increased by a penny to $3.32 Thursday, according to AAA. On Friday it reached an average of $3.326.

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