Jason Miller

As energy costs rise, so do the prices of many products people use every day.

Supply chain expert Jason Miller says items made with plastic, chemicals or industrial materials are especially vulnerable.

Miller says the impact is showing up far beyond fuel prices because many global household goods depend on petroleum-based materials and global shipping networks that remain under strain.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

Think about a can of WD-40.

Your paints, any type of chemicals, soaps, and things of that sort will be more expensive now

Any type of plastic product.

So if you look around your house, you may have some plastic storage, things of that sort.

Prices are going up because many everyday household products rely on plastics and petrochemicals.

Jason Miller is a supply chain professor at Michigan State University.

Miller says products like paint, soap, and WD-40 could also cost more in the months ahead.

And he warns those price increases may not ease anytime soon.

Ships have already avoided the Strait of Hormuz for nearly 10 weeks, creating supply chain backlogs that could take months or longer to untangle.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.

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Prices are going up because many everyday household products rely on plastics and petrochemicals.

Jason Miller is a supply chain professor at Michigan State University.

Miller says products like paint, soap and WD-40 could also cost more in the months ahead.

And he warns those price increases may not ease anytime soon.

Ships have already avoided the Strait of Hormuz for nearly 10 weeks, creating supply chain backlogs that could take months or longer to untangle.