The curves of supply and demand represent different price-quantity combinations. Each combination is plotted on a chart, and the line drawn from one point to the next creates a curve.

Any change in the price, supply or demand can affect the entire curve. When you chart your supply and demand lines based on price, the equilibrium curve is the price where the two lines intersect.

Discover how the law of supply impacts prices and quantities, and explore various types and examples that explain this ...

Supply is a fundamental economic concept that describes the total amount of a specific good or service that's offered to ...

Anyone who has taken an economics class knows the importance of where the demand and supply curve intersect, but right now, for many common items, that point is nowhere close to existence.

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I’m not convinced. The reason we said “close to $8,000″ is that the supply curve is typically upward-sloping, not vertical, as shown on the graph in that follow-up post.

The New York Fed's Supply Chain Pressure Index — shown in the Rosenberg Research chart above — is now negative and at prior recessionary levels, reflecting that demand has softened.