It was the first time since 2001 in which more respondents reported declining demand than rising demand.

这是自2001年来首次认为需求在下降的受访者多于认为需求在上升的受访者。

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Now, coal reserves are piling up in warehouses and ports as prices fall because of declining demand related to the global economic slowdown.

如今，全球经济减速带来的需求下降令煤炭价格出现了下跌，仓库和港口也积压了大量煤炭。

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This was also a time of declining demand in the United States.

在这段时间中，美国的需求量持续下滑。

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(Speaking) Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the imprisoned Kremlin critic and former head of the Yukos Oil Company, in a recent op-ed column, said Russia's demand for skills in fundamental and applied sciences is declining in light of the appetite for raw materials and corruption.

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Could be declining demand overall, could just be a slow down in rising demand.

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Japanese firms are closing factories and laying off staff in the face of declining demand and a rising yen.

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This has resulted in a long-term drop in traditional mail volumes, particularly letters, and declining demand for conventional post office services.

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