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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

The damage has been greater for development on small-molecule pills, which are subject to the price controls four years earlier than biologics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

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

Economic stabilization required measures, to spread limited supplies equitably by rationing, price controls, increased taxes, savings bond campaigns, and credit controls.

From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman

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