# Economic term for a product where demand is flat, then spikes past supply, then demand is flat again

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**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-term-for-a-product-where-demand-is-flat-then-spikes-past-supply-then-demand-is-flat-again/933085 "2021-02-17T04:28:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-term-for-a-product-where-demand-is-flat-then-spikes-past-supply-then-demand-is-flat-again/933085/21 "2021-02-18T12:01:08Z")

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Another product example is generators which sell out when there is a long term power outage. While some areas have seasonal storm cycles, I don’t consider it to be a seasonal demand in general.

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