右肩下(みぎかたさ)がり

みぎかたさがり
noun
downward trend; declining
businesseconomics
1. downward trend; declining; going downhill
A continuous downward movement in numbers, quality, or performance, visualized as a line on a graph sloping down from left to right. Used for economic indicators, sales, population, and other measurable trends.
売上(うりあげ)が右肩下(みぎかたさ)がりだ。
Sales are on a downward trend.
この業界(ぎょうかい)の市場(しじょう)規模(きぼ)は右肩下(みぎかたさ)がりが続(つづ)いている。
The market size of this industry continues to decline.
人口(じんこう)が右肩下(みぎかたさ)がりの地域(ちいき)では、学校(がっこう)の統廃合(とうはいごう)が進(すす)んでいる。
In regions with declining populations, school consolidations are progressing.

Usage

The image comes from reading a graph left to right: if the line slopes downward, the right shoulder (右肩(みぎかた)) of the line is lower. This is a very common expression in business and economic reporting.

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Antonym: 右肩上(みぎかたあ)がり (steadily rising)
Compare: 低下(ていか) (decline, decrease)
Compare: 減少(げんしょう) (decrease, reduction)
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