Why have prices continued to rise recently?

There are many things whose prices have gone up, such as food, energy and so on.

The following are some major factors that may lead to price increases:

1. The price of raw materials has gone up. The production of various commodities needs to consume all kinds of raw materials, and the rise of raw material prices may lead to the rise of final product prices.

2. The labor cost has gone up. If the cost of hiring employees rises, these costs are likely to be passed on to the product price, because enterprises need to maintain profitability.

3. Inflation Inflation is a phenomenon that the circulation of money is increasing and the purchasing power of money is decreasing, which will lead to the rise of commodity prices and the decline of currency value.

4. Changes in tax policies. The adjustment of tax policy can have an impact on commodity prices, such as the increase of value-added tax rate or the cancellation of relief, which may lead to the rise of commodity prices.

5. Weather/natural disasters. Uncontrollable factors such as natural disasters and bad weather may disrupt the supply chain, increase production costs, and then lead to rising commodity prices.

In short, the reasons for the price increase are very complicated, which may be related to policies, markets, environment and natural factors.