| food shortage | 69.26 | Food shortages. | ||
| water shortage | 27.85 | The water shortage is a disaster in the making. | ||
| labor shortage | 13.96 | Businesses report labor shortages. | ||
| power shortage | 13.30 | Suffers a power shortage. | ||
| fuel shortage | 11.78 | A fuel shortage. | ||
| energy shortage | 8.76 | People are worried about energy shortages. | ||
| supply shortage | 5.79 | Japan has been spared any supply shortage. | ||
| teacher shortage | 5.73 | The teacher shortage? | ||
| cash shortage | 5.66 | Cash shortage develops. | ||
| electricity shortage | 4.94 | Brazil has an electricity shortage. | ||
| worker shortage | 3.49 | A worker shortage can hold back growth. | ||
| staff shortage | 3.23 | Some offices reported staff shortages. | ||
| bread shortage | 2.83 | Hikes have added to bread shortages. | ||
| gas shortage | 2.30 | Industry shutdowns spread as gas shortage worsens. | ||
| grain shortage | 2.11 | Price increases have added to grain shortages. | ||
| gasoline shortage | 2.04 | Gasoline shortages. | ||
| manpower shortage | 2.04 | Manpower shortages were common. | ||
| oil shortage | 1.84 | The oil shortage sent prices soaring. | ||
| rice shortage | 1.58 | First there was a rice shortage. | ||
| skill shortage | 1.45 | At every stage, the risk lies in a skills shortage. |