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Yes:Did I say it was?
"I have said in several other threads that some level of inflation was expected as we recover from the effects of COVID-19. People stopped building, buying cars, eating out, traveling, etc. so the industries/sectors that were affected had to respond. For instance, rental car companies reduced their fleet capacity because there was no demand. When people started traveling again, the reduced capacity led to shortages of available vehicles."
Taking your example, rental car companies reducing their fleet capacity, and the resulting shortage as the economy opened back up, isn't inflation. It's just a supply and demand issue.