As demand slumped, respondents said their firms' profit margins sagged as well.

随着需求疲软，受访者表示他们所在企业的利润率也随之下降。

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The result was that domestic demand slumped even as exports fell.

其结果就是，正巧在出口下滑的同时，国内需求也大幅下挫。

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While commodities have slumped on the back of this return to risk aversion, Gold has risen, most probably on fundamental demand as the global economy picks up.

虽然大宗商品价格因风险规避情绪的返回而上扬，但金价的上扬主要归因于全球经济的改善以及黄金基本需求的上扬。

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Spain's economy shrank for a seventh consecutive quarter between January and March as domestic demand slumped.

BBC: Business

Already the export recovery, combined with a sharp cut in imports as domestic demand has slumped, has brought a huge improvement in some economies' current-account balances.

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Electrical engineering firms have suffered particularly badly in recent months as demand from technology firms has slumped.

BBC: Recession fears for UK engineering