The development of market activity and private enterprise was boosted by the general shortage of goods in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the state retail business, and by the introduction of a ration system.
Turusuhete ja eraettevõtluse arengule lisas hoogu 1980. aastate lõpus ja 1990. aastate alguses üldine kaubapuudus riiklikus jaevõrgus ning talongimajanduse sisseseadmine.