The bottom line

■ In seven years, Amazon has grown from zero share of the U.S. shipping market to 21 percent, surpassing FedEx (16 percent). The USPS remains dominant with 38 percent, while UPS accounts for 24 percent.

Axios.com

■ A record 58 percent of companies increased pay during the third quarter— and nearly the same share expect to do so again in the coming months, according to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics. About 47 percent of NABE respondents reported shortages of skilled labor in October, up from 32 percent in the prior quarter.

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■ There were 17.5 million undergraduate students enrolled in U.S. colleges this fall, a 6.5 percent decline from 2019. That’s the largest two-year enrollment drop in 50 years. Community-college enrollment is down 14.1 percent from two years ago.

CNBC.com

■ Champagne sales are expected to top an estimated 305 million bottles worldwide in 2021. That would be a significant rebound from a very unfestive 2020, when the region exported only 244 million bottles, an 18 percent drop from the year prior.

CNBC.com

■ More than 96 percent of Tyson Foods’ 120,000-person workforce has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Less than half were inoculated when the company announced on Aug. 3 it would require vaccines as a condition of employment by Nov. 1.

The New York Times

■ The number of cigarettes sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide increased by about 8 million in 2020 from the year earlier to 203.7 billion. It’s the first time annual cigarette sales in America have risen in 20 years. CNN.com