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Sorry, we couldn't find anything matching "During the first World War the United States experienced a very high rate of inflation, 62%. To avoid this during World War II, the Office of Price Administration (OPA), which administered the controls over prices for consumer goods, began an anit-inflation campaign. The OPA encouraged women to shop carefully and to observe price caps posted in stores.Rationing of food and gasoline during this time also promoted fair access to scarce consumer goods. Overall this effort was successful because between 1940 and 1945 the cost of living in America rose only 28%.".