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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Toys in every store?

7 December 2021
Brian Levitt
Brian Levitt
Global Market Strategist
Toys in every store?
Milan, Italy

In their festive chart released on 2 December, ‘I’m gettin’ nuttin’ for Christmas’, the Henley Multi Asset Team flagged high shipping costs and supply chain issues.

Indeed, many are concerned about supply chain challenges and whether gifts for the holiday season will be available.

However, it looks as though US toy companies have done a good job of securing inventory, with toy imports having surged. 

Figure 1. Toy imports to the US, 1993-2021

Source: US Census Bureau, 17 November 2021.

Count down to Christmas with our festive charts as we publish a new piece each day. Recognise the images that feature on our calendar windows? Each corresponds to a city where an Invesco office is based.

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