US manufacturers face fresh supply-chain cost pressures
The Financial Times reports that tariffs, Iran-related disruption and strong artificial intelligence demand are lifting input costs and constraining supplies of some components.
US manufacturers are facing a reported fresh increase in supply-chain costs, with input prices rising amid tariff pressures and disruption associated with the Iran war.
The Financial Times said strong demand linked to the artificial intelligence boom was also limiting the availability of some components.
The report did not identify the manufacturers or industries affected, nor did it specify which components were in short supply.
It also provided no figures for the reported cost increases or indication of how long the pressures might last.
The developments point to renewed uncertainty for manufacturers managing input costs and component availability, although the scale of the impact remains unclear from the supplied report.
