A supply constraint means there's an inability to bring sufficient new stocks of the product to the market. Think: N95 masks during Covid, or gasoline in the ru

A supply constraint means there's an inability to bring sufficient new stocks of the product to the market. Think: N95 masks during Covid, or gasoline in the run-up to a hurricane. Selling toilet paper for $15 a roll when shelves are empty is price-gouging, selling eggs for 5% more than last year isn't.