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scoff , ,




treat ,

to gobble , ,

upward curve

a far cry ,

property prices

to be confined to ,

to go overboard ,

spending power

gauge , , ,

to gauge ,

housing market

rebound , ,

momentum , ,

consumer confidence , ,

short-term interest rates

to deteriorate (), ()

accurate ,

double-digit growth ,

inconsistent , ,

to ramp up , ,

to goad ,

wary ,

upswing ,

to slacken (),

sluggish , ,

fillip ,

feeble , ,

lucrative , ,

to loosen monetary policy -

fiscal stimulus - -

 

labour market healthy labour market   flexible labour market tight labour market , ,
labour (syn. labour force, workforce) labour flexibility/ mobility labour costs
to employ/ to hire ant. tofire to lay off employee employer . ,
employment conditions of employment full-time/full employment   part-time employment unemployment rate syn. rate of unemployment ant. employment rate natural rate of unemployment (NAIRU) , /   .
wage average wage minimum wage wage inflation wage rate to set wages salary pay () , ()
competition competitive competitiveness competitor syn. rival  
skill semi-skilled/skilled/unskilled labour   transferable skills to apply skills qualification , / /
trade union
indicate indicator indication , , ,
perform performance underperformance of the economy, underperforming economy , , , ,
to contribute to 1) , 2)
a rise in / growth in
income disposable income , , (.. )
frictional unemployment , ( )
structural unemployment
seasonal unemployment
cyclical unemployment
demand for
benefit to benefit from beneficial unemployment benefit , , - ,

 

 

1. labour force participation rate

2. prime working years

3. prime-age man

4. disability insurance /

5. ripple effect , ,

6. to pass up ,

7. to mitigate , , ,

2. pay packet -

  1. productivity 1) 2)
  2. to lag behind -
  3. labour force participation rate - ; , , .

to drag down -

1. child-care leave

2. overhaul , ,

3. headline figure/rate /

2. to hit , ,

3. to be badly hit ,

4. to hurt 1) , ; 2) ,

5. to affect (), , ;

6. To offset 1) , ; 2) , .

happens (happened) to... ()..., , ...
turns out to, proves to... ()...
tnds to , ()...
is considered to... (), ...
is thought to... , , ...
is understood to... ()..., (), ...
is estimated to... ...
is projected to..., is forecast to ...
is alleged to... , , () ...
is heard to... , ()...
is seen to... , (), ...
is felt to..., is reckoned to.. , ...
is likely to... , ..., , ...
is unlikely to... , ..., ,
is sure (certain) to... () , , ...
It remains to be seen... ...

dollar fluctuations

non-oil imports ,

export-driven economy ,

better-than expected results , ()

pay and pension fund cuts -

trend-

bubble ,

to displace workers by -

Syn. to substitute

contract workers

temporary workers

to fill a vacancy

skilled trade ,

to be in short supply ,

shortage -

to struggle -

to conduct business -

environment - ,

to make a dent in smth -

the Labour Department T

re-employment

euro zone - ( , , )

deteriorating conditions -

a percentage point -

the export machine was running hot - , ,

Bureau of Labour Statistics - , )

to release data - ,

payroll employment

manufacturing employment /

to add jobs -

to revise up

at a rapid clip

to be well above -

pre-crash peak -

outlook - ;

to be idle ,

OECD ( )

to tackle a problem

to reignite

to deregulate -

labour-hungry bits of the economy ,

 

to sprout ;

self-contained economy

to entice ,

crunch time ,

equilibrium , ,

intermittent , ,

mortgage /

slack , , ()

labour slack -

1. agriculture syn. Farming
2. mining (industry) syn. extractive industry to mine syn. to extract , ,
3. to drill drilling , ,
4. services   to render/provide services /
5. ferrous metals ant. non-ferrous metals .
6. precious metals (stones) ()
7. raw materials syn.crude materials
8. commodities ,
9. to sustain sustained sustainable (syn. renewable) , , , , (slowdown) (), ( )
10. deposit depletion of deposits
11. exploration syn. prospecting ()
12. development ()
13. resource(s)   alternative (renewable) energy resources ant. non-renewable, exhaustible resources resource recovery and recycling (), .. , , () , , . ,
14. to replenish ,
15. energetics
16. energy syn. power atomic / nuclear energy / nuclear power hydropower clean / green / environmentally friendly electric energy solar energy thermal energy tidal energy wind energy fossil-fuel energy to generate energy to transmit energy to distribute energy conventional energy , , ,
17. fuel fossil-fuels solid fuels
18. electricity
19. power supply ,
20. power plant syn. power station
21. crude oil (crude) oil shale ( )
22. petroleum , ;
23. gasoline
24. energy-consuming syn. energy-intensive
25. energy-saving
26. construction
27. capacity 1. , (, ) 2. , ( -)
28. equipment syn. machinery to install equipment ,
29. know-how , , , -
30. input syn. factor of production
31. production   capital-intensive production labour-intensive production knowledge-intensive production raw material intensive production production costs production process production techniques chain of production 1. , , 2. (. ) (, )
32. productivity ( , )
33. value added
34. fficiency , ( )
35. products syn. goods finished product syn. manufactured product intermediate product , ()
36. to design design (n) ,
37. facilities   to operate facilities 1) 2) () 3) , 4) , (, ..) 5)
38. capital goods , ,
39. consumer goods   durable consumer goods syn. consumer durables ant. non-durable consumer goods .
40. entrepreneurship   entrepreneur enterprise
41. blue collars ( )
42. white collars , , - ( )
43. (work)shop ,
44. white goods
45. brown goods
46. components ,
47. spare parts
48. supplier   to supply
49. customer , , ,
50. assembly   to assemble assembly shop , ,
51. warehouse
52. machine tool
53. costs   fixed costs variable costs to cut costs ,
54. profit
55. to diversify diversified economy
56. sunrise industry ant. sunset industry , . ,
57. mature ,
58. intangible goods
59. banking ,
60. warehousing ,
61. messenger services ,
62. rental and leasing services
63. waste management
64. accounting ,
65. insurance ,
66. cloud computing
67. administrative and technical support

moving assembly line ,

mass production

disruptive , ,

retail(ing)

upstart ( syn. start-up)

subsidy

offshore production , (, )

level playing field ,

tight labour market - more jobs than workers-

viable , ,

to pursue ,

to sour ,

to design , ,

to feed through , ,

tilt , ,

bid ,

to reflate 1) , 2)

monetary easing -

tailwind 1) , 2)

Ant. headwind

to buoy ,

influx , ,

to man 1) () 2)

idle ,

production line ,

syn. conveyor belt

to stall ,

to be reluctant ,

currency depreciation

ant. appreciation

lingering , , ,

cautiousness ,

to flag ,

to make headway ,

a snapshot , ,

arduous , ,

to shed (), (),

assets

to gear up 1) 2) -

to sag , ,

to outperform ,

to derive from ,

stock market

to unleash , ,

tax breaks

low-end jobs

government jobs

business services

production , ( )
Productivity ( , )
produce (n) ( , )
to produce (v) 1) 2) -,
producer
product , ,
products
productive ,
counterproductive ,

1) apacity 1) , 2) , ( -)

vercapacity (syn. excess capacity)

spare capacity (syn. reserve capacity) (, , )

capacity utilization , .

2) facilities 1) 2) () 3) , 4) , (, ..)

3) shale-gas

4) natural-gas

5) fertilizers

6) digitization

7) disruption , , ,

8) deep coal mining

9) to keep humming - ( )

10) to cease ,

11) coal pit ,

12) surface mining

13) to trim , ,

14) to compile ,

15) quarrying

16) sewage

17) to take a dive

18) destination , ,

19) to acquire ,

20) corporation tax

21) flexible , ,

22) to struggle , , ,

23) (trade) unions -

24) to hollow out

25) vacant ,

26) steel mill

27) devastating , ,

28) wreak ,

29) fortunes , ,

30) subsistence , ;

31) indirect jobs

32) induced jobs

33) to cater for , ,

34) to factor in ,

35) to rev up , (,, )

36) private equity

37) to avail oneself of ,

38) a bid ,

39) to rebalance ,

40) to accelerate ,

41) to bet ,

42) to branch out , ,

43) theme park

44) debt-fueled investment

45) shale producer , /

46) to ratchet back ,

47) to bend to , ,

48) dismal , ,

49) on par , ,

50) to pump , ( )

51) at full tilt ,

52) driller

53) hurdle , ,

54) to throttle back , ,

55) a well

56) to tap (, , )

57) to coax ,

58) interest payment

59) to put a lid on sth ,

60) to turn on a spigot

61) to handle assembly

62) rationale , , , ,

63) a blip

64) renaissance

65) decent ,

66) to pale , ,

67) compelling , ,

68) shipping costs

69) for one thing ,

70) to spur , , ,

71) to cripple , , ,

72) a beacon 1) , 2 ) , ,

73) to reverse ,

74) to foment , ,

75) to expose , , , ()

76) fragility , ,

77) to upend , ,

78) to be reliant on

79) contractor

80) ravage ,

81) hallmark , ,

82) to reverberate , ,

83) to mire ,

84) cash-strapped ,

85) to flood , ,

86) deflationary pressure

87) surplus capacity

88) binge , ,

89) aggregate profit ,

90) return on assets ,

91) to subsidize -

92) indiscriminately , ,

93) heavy industry

ant. light industry -

to devalue ,

to exacerbate - ,

trade frictions

reckoning ,

consolidation ,

unviable , ,

to post ,

take a bite

turmoil , ,

momentum , , ,

nascent , ,

money market ( )

cumulative , ,

a drag ,

to be under way ,

to go a long way , ,

to settle for , ,

to crank up , ,

to highlight , ,

a retreat , ,

nimble , , ,

to mitigate , ,

rally ,

debt-laden ,

hydraulic fracturing ( )

Syn. fracking

to outrun ,

fleet-footed , ,

backlog , ,

to resume -

lay off

a rig /

 





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