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However, the Cabinet clarified that local commerce departments shouldn&#8217;t unilaterally set prices; instead, they should reach decisions through consultations between market supervisors and vendors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">These guidelines explain that &#8220;state-set prices&#8221; doesn&#8217;t mean forcing vendors to match the artificially low prices at state-run stores. Rather, they are aimed at ensuring that authorities should establish reasonable rates after consulting with merchants.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Vendors rush to beat controls<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Despite these clarifications, vendors assumed that state price controls would inevitably drive costs down and have apparently rushed to raise prices before the restrictions take full effect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Another factor driving up prices is that wholesale suppliers have reduced shipments to official markets following Cabinet orders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Wholesalers and retailers believe current prices haven&#8217;t risen enough to offset the domestic currency&#8217;s depreciation and the confidence collapse triggered by a tenfold wage increase at state organizations and enterprises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;Vendors are determined to push rice and imported goods prices even higher,&#8221; explained a Pyongyang source. &#8220;The government has printed a lot of money that&#8217;s now circulating, but there&#8217;s a shortage of imported essentials like fuel, sugar, wheat, and seasonings that must be bought with U.S. dollars or Chinese yuan. This leaves vendors no choice but to raise exchange rates and goods prices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Merchants believe grain and other commodity prices need to increase by at least 50%.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Government scrambles with multiple orders<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">These developments have triggered a flood of price control orders from the cabinet, suggesting the regime was caught off guard by the market surge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;Markets typically receive two or three orders monthly from either the cabinet or commerce department, though the exact number and timing varies by location,&#8221; said a source in North Pyongan province. &#8220;Changing the rules multiple times each month is throwing markets into complete chaos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20250905-5\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent surge in North Korean marketplace prices appears to stem from government-ordered price controls that have had the opposite of their intended effect. 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