"price scissors" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Russian ножницы цен (nožnicy cen), in reference to the two price trends appearing as the blades of a pair of scissors. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ru|ножницы цен}} Calque of Russian ножницы цен (nožnicy cen) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} price scissors pl (plural only)
  1. (economics) The phenomenon where, for a certain group or sector of productive population, the overall valuation from their production for sale outside the group drops below the valuation of the demand of the group for goods produced outside the group after a period of reasonable equilibrium. For example, changing world price levels cause a country's exports to plummet in value, while the valuation of its imports remains relatively stable. Wikipedia link: price scissors Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Economics Hyponyms: agrarian scissors Related terms: scissors crisis
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