Already in 1949 the stress was moved from consumer goods to producer goods, and light industry development was slowed.
The prices of producer goods would be determined through trial and error.
Major cities established wholesale markets for industrial producer goods to supplement the state's allocation system.
The major defining characteristic of a market economy is that decisions on investment and the allocation of producer goods are mainly made through markets.
It was charged with the primary responsibility for the allocation of producer goods to enterprises, a critical state function in the absence of markets.
Expenditures on durable producer goods which are small, inexpensive and used to perform relatively simple ongoing operations.
First, the years before the reform saw a generally high rate of investment and concentration on the manufacture of producer goods.
Substitutable producer goods would include: petroleum and natural gas (used for heating or electricity).
Among producer goods ready for consumption, three items - fresh vegetables, tobacco products and prescription drugs - rose with unexpected sharpness.
The greater the emphasis on the production of producer goods than consumer goods.