This would do little to bolster exports, which have been hurt by weak external demand rather than declining competitiveness, but would hinder the necessary economic adjustment.

这不仅不能支撑出口(因为出口下降与其说是由于竞争力下降，不如说是由于微弱的外需)，而且还会阻碍必要的经济调整。

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In the short run, it is impossible to shift external balances quickly, particularly when domestic demand in the surplus countries is so weak.

短期而言，外部收支状况不可能很快发生改变，尤其是在盈余国家的内需如此疲弱之际。

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Germany's external surplus reflects chronically weak domestic demand as much as external strength.

德国外部顺差反映了一个长期问题，它的外需有多强，内需就有多弱。

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This reflects a protracted period of weak external demand with consequent strongly negative effects on exports and increasing uncertainty about high-growth emerging countries.

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Weak external and domestic demand has weighed on Chinese manufacturers.

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"The biggest reason for the decline in gross domestic product (GDP) is external demand was weak and domestic demand did not recover as quickly as we thought, " said Shuji Tonouchi of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities in Tokyo.

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