purchasing power to the oil-producing companies. "Inflation, strong demands for
credit, and the unwillingness of the monetary authorities to underwrite a continued
acceleration of inflation drove interest rates upward, causing a slump in
housing."(The Economic Report of the President 1975) Another weakening effect of
the higher and "variable" rate of inflation was how uncertain the nation was
regarding future rates of price increase.
When 1975 began, the unemployment rate was at the highest level it had
been in seventeen years. Production and unemployment
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