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external demand, foreign demand
Demand for goods and services from outside the country — essentially exports. An economic term contrasted with domestic demand.
外需が伸びている。
External demand is growing.
日本経済は外需に大きく依存している。
The Japanese economy depends heavily on foreign demand.
外需の減少を補うため、政府は内需拡大策を打ち出した。
To compensate for the decline in foreign demand, the government introduced measures to expand domestic demand.
USAGE:
An economics term frequently seen in news and business reporting. Contrasted with 内需 (domestic demand). In economic analysis, 外需 primarily refers to the net exports component of GDP.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 外需依存: dependence on external demand
- 外需主導: led by external demand
- 外需の拡大: expansion of external demand
- 外需と内需: external and domestic demand