Word: holdback
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Dates: during 1946-1946
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...less on what the public bought over the counters and more on what industry needed. Pricewise, the brakes were off production. The dislocations on metals which had crippled manufacture of batteries, wiring and parts for autos and other products could now be adjusted-at a price (see BUSINESS). The holdback of many production and consumer items was certain to end-as it had in food and many textiles. Business in general did not look for runaway prices; no smart merchant or manufacturer wanted to price himself out of his market...
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