With domestic consumers squeezed by heavy debts, stagnant house prices and the prospect of sharp cuts in public spending, British firms must look elsewhere for demand for their goods.

国内消费者负债累累，艰难度日，房价一蹶不振，未来公共开支急剧削减。因此英国企业必须为其产品寻找别的销路和需求者。

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The fall was more moderate if private orders only are considered, and foreign orders actually rose, but the bottom line is that the domestic demand for capital goods is weakening sharply.

如若将私人订单考虑在内，那么该指数则相对温和，国外订单实际上上扬，但是国内对资本品的需求正大幅放缓。

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Meanwhile, foreign demand for Chinese goods is in free fall and domestic demand is sluggish, leaving high excess capacity.

与此同时，海外市场对中国商品的需求大幅下降，而本土需求仍增长迟缓，这导致了严重的产能过剩。

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But while demand for Japanese products overseas improved, domestic demand for goods made outside Japan remained weak, falling by 35.6% in October.

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Much of that can be blamed on domestic demand for imported goods and higher cost of raw materials, like iron ore.

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Goods-and-services imports rose by 3.4% in October, fuelled by higher oil prices as well as continued strong domestic demand for foreign goods.

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