9.18 Suspension Order - 9.18 Suspension Order

...The government had already begun to control the economy through the Temporary Measures Law for Imports and Exports and the National Mobilization Law, but in order to further control the consumer sector, it issued the "Cotton Yarn Rationing Control Regulations" (the first ticket system) in March 1938 and the "Matters Concerning Restrictions on the Manufacture of Cotton Products" in June, restricting the manufacture and sale of cotton products. In 1939, the so-called September 18th Suspension Order was issued, and all domestic product prices were kept below the levels of September 18th. However, since there was already a significant shortage of daily necessities, black market trading increased and black market prices soared. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "September 18th Suspension Order" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…政府は輸出入品等臨時措置法や国家総動員法によって経済統制にふみ込んでいたが，さらに消費部門での統制を行うため，1938年3月には〈綿糸配給統制規則〉(最初の切符制)，6月には〈綿製品の製造制限に関する件〉を出し，綿製品の製造･販売を規制した。また39年には，いわゆる9･18停止令が出され，国内のすべての商品価格は9月18日の水準以下に抑えられた。しかし日常生活物資はすでに大幅に不足していたので，闇取引はかえって増加し，闇価格も急騰した。…

※「９・18停止令」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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