Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We provide disclosure regarding derivative activity in Note 8 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We discuss our market risk and risk policies in detail in “Part II – Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Annual Report.

COMMODITY PRICE RISK

In the first nine months of 2021, there were no significant changes in our exposure to commodity price risk.

INTEREST RATE RISK

The table below shows the nominal amount of our debt:

(1) After the effects of interest rate swaps. Before the effects of acquisition-related fair value adjustments and reductions for unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, and excluding finance lease obligations.

An interest rate risk sensitivity analysis measures interest rate risk by calculating the estimated changes in earnings that would result from a hypothetical change in market interest rates. Earnings are affected by changes in interest rates on short-term debt and variable-rate long-term debt. If weighted-average interest rates on short-term debt outstanding at September 30, 2021 increased or decreased by 10%, the change in earnings over the 12-month period ending September 30, 2022 would be approximately $1 million. If interest rates increased or decreased by 10% on all variable-rate long-term debt at September 30, 2021, after considering the effects of interest rate swaps, the change in earnings over the 12-month period ending September 30, 2022 would be approximately $1 million.

FOREIGN CURRENCY AND INFLATION RATE RISK

We discuss our foreign currency and inflation exposure in “Part I – Item 2. MD&A – Impact of Foreign Currency and Inflation Rates on Results of Operations” in this report and in “Part II – Item 7. MD&A – Impact of Foreign Currency and Inflation Rates on Results of Operations” in the Annual Report. At September 30, 2021, there were no significant changes to our exposure to foreign currency rate risk since December 31, 2020.