押下げ要因

English translation: downward pressure

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Japanese term or phrase:	押下げ要因
English translation:	downward pressure
Entered by:	conejo

22:04 Sep 29, 2006

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Japanese term or phrase: 押下げ要因

From a report on macroeconomic trends in Japan:

2004年以降は、原油価格上昇などの影響から輸入デフレーターが**押下げ要因**として作用しており、最近ではGDPデフレーターの下落幅は縮小してきており、国内需要デフレーターについては、2006年4－6月期には0.1％とプラスになった。

"Depressing factor" has been suggested as a translation, but this doesn't sound right to me... (sounds like somebody is depressed, lol)

I think I know what they mean but I am not coming up with anything that sounds good.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

conejo KudoZ activity Questions: 724 (1 open) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 286 United States
Local time: 14:44

downward pressure

Explanation:
How abuot something like "..has acted as downward pressure..." or "...has acted to drive ... down"?

Selected response from:

Can Altinbay
Local time: 15:44

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4 +2

downward pressure

Can Altinbay

4 +1

"depressing factor" is fine

Joe L

detractor(s)

humbird

Depression factor

Roger Johnson

recession factor

V N Ganesh

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

downward pressure

Explanation:
How abuot something like "..has acted as downward pressure..." or "...has acted to drive ... down"?

Can Altinbay
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of:

English,

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks!

3 hrs confidence:

recession factor

Explanation:
recession factor

V N Ganesh
Local time: 01:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

4 hrs confidence:

detractor(s)

Explanation:
Negative factors which cause adverse effect.
See, for instance
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/detractor

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-09-30 02:55:48 GMT)
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Economic detractor(s) to be more specific.

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"depressing factor" is fine

Explanation:
Hi,
I understand your hesitation about using "depressing
factor", but it's actually a term we hear all the time in the
business news. In fact, I wouldn't be suprised if
押下げ要因 was originally a direct translation of
"depressing factor".
Here are some examples which should give you some confidence
using the term:

"...Fed Governor Ben Bernanke (2005) has convincingly argued that the “global saving glut” has been a depressing factor on U.S. real and nominal interest rates..."
http://www.stls.frb.org/news/speeches/2005/6_14_05.html

"...To the extent that warm weather is responsible for lower energy prices, it is merely a temporary depressing factor..."
http://www.investorsco-op.com/Sample/0san0698/fin-com/fc-o.h...

"The Euro is another depressing factor... a strong dollar, and a concomitant weak Euro, have the effect of lowering corporate earnings..."
http://www.ryanfinancial.com/report42.html

If you still prefer an alternative, you could reasonably go
with "deflating factor" (Though you already have "deflator" in
the same sentence. But that's more of a minor illiteration
issue.) But I would definitely have "factor" in the term
you do end up using.

In any event, I think you first instinct was just fine.
HTH!

Joe L
United States
Local time: 13:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

12 hrs confidence:

Depression factor

Explanation:
Just for sXXXs and giggles I`ll add one more

Roger Johnson
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of:

English

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