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The crisis extends to other household essentials, notably diapers. In July 2021, Bloomberg reported a staggering increase in the prices of Pampers, with costs nearly doubling from $25 for 200 diapers to $40 for 168 diapers within a mere six months. While the initial spike could be attributed to pandemic-related shortages of diaper materials, what followed was alarming: prices did not stabilize even when material shortages ceased.