Why Price Control

shortage of foreign exchange, this expectation may well prove over- optimistic. There will he limits to Poland's ability to import ..essential goods and raw materials from its Comecon partners. In 1982, Poland's deficit with the Soviet Union fell to $ 1.1 bn, half of what had been planned for the year. The rise in the prices of oil and natural gas supplied by the Soviet Union will further cut into the real volume of Poland's imports from Comeeon. The share of gas and oil in Poland's imports from the Soviet Union in value terms is estimated to go Tip from 35 per cent to 53 per cent.