bottleneck shortages

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    • how is demand-pull inflation caused by bottleneck shortages?
      if demand grows quickly when labour and resources already full, increasing output may lead to shortages
      shortages cause rises in prices
    • how can bottleneck shortages lead to general inflation?
      price rises caused by shortages (e.g rise in wages for skilled labours) in 1 area of the market may be copied by other markets (higher wages for low-skilled labour)