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price controls

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  1. Measures, usually temporary, taken by governments to limit price rises in times of rapid inflation.


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Rigid price controls helped flood local markets with cheap rebar and cement that stoked a construction boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

State companies control the distribution of diesel, the dominant motor fuel, managing soft price controls.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

He shrank ministries, lifted price controls and widened the peso’s trading bands, cooling triple-digit inflation and stabilizing markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

South East Water was one of five companies to contest regulator Ofwat's latest price controls, which already allowed it to increase an average annual bill from £232 to £274 by 2030.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

Accordingly, I do not intend to ask for a renewal of the present wage and price controls on April 30, 1953, when present legislation expires.

From State of the Union Address by Dwight D. (Dwight David) Eisenhower

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