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10% of Contractors Reported Lighting Product Shortage in Q42020

Component shortages, price increases, and shipping delays resulting from the COVID pandemic are disrupting the lighting supply chain.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Q42020 Commercial Construction Index reported that 10% of surveyed contractors say they are experiencing shortages of lighting products, roughly tied with the same number reporting shortages of electrical products (11%). Check out the report here. This appeared to mitigate in Q12021, though issues persist.

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR covered the story here.

inside.Lighting has another take here.

Get the Department of Energy’s analysis of the LED manufacturing supply chain in 2020 here.

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Craig DiLouie
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