Gadget gifting may get costly this holiday season as supply chain plays The Grinch


FILE PHOTO: A man uses his older iPhone to photograph his new iPhone X at an Apple store in New York, U.S., November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

(Reuters) - Shoppers could be looking at an expensive Christmas as supply chain snafus force companies to make and deliver their latest higher margin electronic gadgets to market faster, leaving fewer cheaper options to put under the tree.

Top electronic brands are using their best resources to navigate a chip shortage that has curtailed the production of goods across pricing ranges because of logistic issues, a tight labor market and closed factories due to pandemic lockdowns in parts of Asia.

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