1.
sales; sales performance; how well something sells
The pace or trend of sales for a product. Indicates whether something is selling well or poorly.
新商品の売れ行きがいい。
The new product is selling well.
売れ行きが落ちてきた。
Sales have been declining.
テレビで紹介されてから、この本の売れ行きが急激に伸びた。
After being featured on TV, sales of this book grew rapidly.
売れ行き is a compound noun formed from 売れる (to sell) and 行き (course, trend). It focuses on the trend or pace of sales rather than the total sales figure.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 売れ行きがいい (selling well)
- 売れ行きが悪い (selling poorly)
- 売れ行きが伸びる (sales grow)
- 売れ行きが落ちる (sales decline)
- 売れ行きを見る (to watch sales performance)
RELATED WORDS:
売上 (sales revenue) refers to the actual monetary amount of sales. 売れ行き refers more to the pace and trend — whether items are flying off the shelves or sitting unsold.