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Matt Cartwright: “The going rate for a container was about $2,500... During…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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Legislative Forum with Congressman Matt Cartwright

Published | Video Starts at 41:04

I also, on the same token, anybody here who has occasion to ship things across the Pacific Ocean, you know that a few years ago, the going rate for a container was about $2,500. Put whatever you want in The going rate for a container was about $2,500... During the height of the inflation, that went up to $25,000. I mean, companies that were dependent on that supply chain were just being raked over the coals. And why? Well, it's the same thing. (41:04–41:20)

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Asserts that container shipping rates increased from $2,500 to $25,000 during peak inflation.

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