需給(じゅきゅう)

じゅきゅう
noun
supply and demand
businesseconomics
1. supply and demand
The relationship between the availability of goods/services (supply) and the desire for them (demand). A fundamental concept in economics.
需給(じゅきゅう)のバランスが崩(くず)れている。
The balance between supply and demand is broken.
To analyze supply and demand in the labor market.
需給(じゅきゅう)が逼迫(ひっぱく)している。
Supply and demand is tight.

需給(じゅきゅう) is an abbreviation of 需要(じゅよう) (demand) and 供給(きょうきゅう) (supply).

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Commonly used in business, economics, and news reporting about markets and prices.