Weak demand by households and lower investment by businesses contributed to the fall.

家庭需求疲软和企业投资减少是导致经济下跌的原因之一。

It is hard to see how even strong exports can make up for weak domestic demand.

目前还很难看出要多大的出口增长才能弥补国内疲软的经济。

Hindered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year.

墨西哥的经济今年只是部分复苏，仍受高额税收和低出口需求量的阻挡。

Analysts blamed weak demand in Europe, as well as purchases deferred because of rumours of a new iPhone launch.

分析人员认为掣肘因素主要是欧洲市场需求不旺，以及听到新一代iPhone即将问世的传言，人们推迟了购买计划。

New orders for the zone's manufacturers in May fell for the first time since June 2020, indicating weaker demand.

今年5月，该区域制造商的新订单出现自2020年6月以来的首次下降，表明需求疲软。

At the moment, it looks like the answer will be weak demand, since it has spread to the service sector, too.

目前看来，答案似乎是需求疲软，因为需求疲软也已蔓延至服务业。

While many have pointed to weak external demand as the primary cause of recent growth woes, domestic demand has also fallen short.

虽然很多人将矛头指向疲软的外部需求，认为这是近期经济增长问题的主因，但国内需求也未能达标。

Authorities attribute the PPI decline to factors such as the fluctuation of international commodity prices and weak demand in domestic and foreign markets.

当局将生产者价格指数下降归因于国际商品价格波动和国内外市场需求疲软等因素。

Analysts warned that consumers may have spent more than expected last quarter, which could lead to weak demand in the next two quarters.

有多位分析家警示称，消费者上个季度的消费可能高于预期，这会导致未来两个季度需求疲软。

There may be some respite for consumers this month as oil prices have fallen back recently, in part because of weaker demand in China.

由于近期油价回落，本月消费者可能会得到一些喘息之机，部分原因是中国需求减弱。

And this data followed earlier releases showing declining consumer prices, a precipitous drop in exports, vanishing foreign-direct investment and weak demand for credit.

此前发布的数据显示，消费者价格下降、出口急剧下降、外国直接投资消失以及信贷需求疲软。

Co-working-space company WeWork withdrew its  high-profile IPO in 2019 amid weak demand for its shares after massive losses and  leadership controversies were revealed.

联合办公空间公司 WeWork 于 2019 年撤回了其备受瞩目的 IPO，原因是在巨额亏损和领导层争议被曝光后对其股票的需求疲软。

Similarly, the financial returns to automation flow to profitable firms and their shareholders, who not only usually live apart from the factories being automated but who save at high rates, contributing to weak demand across the economy as a whole.

同样，自动化的收益流向了盈利的公司以及它们的股东。这些人的住所通常都远离自动化工厂，而且他们还会以高利率存钱，导致整个经济的需求疲软。