1918 was a year of economic normalization in Europe, and Bulgaria was no exception. The government rarely launched any major projects, as everyone's main efforts were focused on economic transition.
The most obvious change was the sharp increase in everyday consumer goods on the market. People's tables grew richer and more varied, and vegetables and fruits that had once been hard to come by could now be found everywhere.
On April 26, 1918, the Bulgarian government announced the repeal of the material rationing decree that had been in force for more than three years, and the market fully returned to normal.
In fact, after the end of the World War, the government had already lifted the restrictions. It simply had not repealed the wartime Basic Necessities Security Act in order to keep prices stable.
More than half a year had passed, and there were now ample daily necessities on the market. Naturally, there was no longer any need to continue this safeguard act.
As a result, the prices of daily goods in Bulgaria rose by ten percent compared with before the war. There was nothing to be done about it. Prices had risen throughout Europe; although the lev had not depreciated, inflation had still taken hold in Bulgaria.
The World War was to blame. Bulgaria had maintained price stability through government intervention, but Ferdinand could not control the other countries of Europe.
Take the United Kingdom and France, for example. Their prices had already risen during the World War, and though they fell somewhat after it ended, they still remained far above prewar levels.
Prices on the international market had already soared far beyond what they had been before the war. As one of the participants in the market economy, Bulgaria naturally found it difficult to remain untouched. Coupled with