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Outlook

Meaning in economics, with examples

/ˈaʊtlʊk/nounCore term

In economics, outlook means: What is expected to happen to an economy, market or indicator in the coming months or years.

In Turkish: görünüm, beklenti, gidişat

How it is used

Used in reports, speeches and headlines: the economic outlook, the inflation outlook, the outlook for growth. The outlook improves, darkens or is uncertain. The IMF publishes its World Economic Outlook twice a year, and rating agencies give countries a stable, positive or negative outlook.

Example sentences

  1. The economic outlook has darkened since the summer.

  2. The agency raised the country's outlook from stable to positive.

Common collocations

  • economic outlook
  • inflation outlook
  • outlook for growth
  • the outlook darkens
  • stable outlook
  • forecastAn estimate of future economic figures, such as growth, inflation or unemployment, based on data and models; it is also used as a verb.
  • headwindsConditions that make economic progress harder, such as high interest rates, weak demand abroad or rising energy prices.
  • slowdownA period in which economic growth or activity continues but at a slower pace than before; it is milder than a recession.
  • economic growthAn increase in the amount of goods and services an economy produces over time, usually measured as the percentage change in real GDP.

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